# 119-hr-10021: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte for acts of valor as a member of the Army during World War II.

119-hr-10021, To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte for acts of valor as a member of the Army during World War II., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN); status introduced (as of 2026-08-26).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10021
- As of: 2026-08-26
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10021
- Congress: 119
- Title: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Earl L. Nolte for acts of valor as a member of the Army during World War II.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-26

## Summary

**Would authorize a posthumous Medal of Honor for Earl L. Nolte** by waiving statutory time limits on awarding certain military medals. It bases the award on his World War II actions that earned a Silver Star and directs the President to use existing Medal of Honor authorities, and the measure contains no funding or new programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10021 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10021)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10021 (as of 2026-08-26).