Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
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Summary
Paul A. Smithhisler Medal of Honor Act This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Sergeant Paul A. Smithhisler for the acts of valor during World War I for which Sergeant Smithhisler originally was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. It is the sense of Congress that should the President award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Paul A. Smithhisler, November 11, 2018, the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended formal hostilities in western Europe during World War I, would be an appropriate occasion upon which to make the award.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Cosponsors
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Jordan
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Latta
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 5/21/2015
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