Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2335

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Medal of Honor: Posthumous Award for Navy Hero Doris Miller

Mar 25, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 15 months

This bill is currently sitting in the House Committee on Armed Services where it has not moved since March 2025. No action has been taken on this proposal for about 15 months. The House committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but it is not showing any signs of progress.

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 1251 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 1251 (118th) →

Key Points

Congress would let Trump award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller, a Navy sailor who showed courage during the Pearl Harbor attack.
The bill waives normal time limits that usually block very old cases from getting the Medal of Honor.
It highlights that Miller had already earned the Navy Cross after helping his wounded captain and firing at attacking planes under heavy danger.
Supporters argue this corrects a historic gap: sailors got the Medal of Honor for similar Pearl Harbor actions, but none were African American.
This is mainly a symbolic honor, but it matters to military families and to how the country recognizes service and fairness.

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Milestones

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Mar 25, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

Bill NumberHR 2335

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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