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H.R. 2335119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 25, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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.
Introduced:
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HR 2335 would authorize the Medal of Honor for Navy sailor Doris Miller, whose 1941 bravery at Pearl Harbor was never fully recognized due to racial barriers.
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HR 2335 asks Congress to approve the President awarding the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller, a Black Navy sailor who acted heroically during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Miller helped carry his mortally wounded captain to safety and fired a machine gun at enemy aircraft despite having no formal training on the weapon. Because Miller died in 1943 and decades have passed, a special law is required to bypass standard time limits on medal awards.
Miller's surviving family members and descendants would receive the Medal of Honor on his behalf. The bill also affects how the U.S. military officially records and honors Miller's service.
The bill notes that 15 other sailors received the Medal of Honor for similar actions at Pearl Harbor, none of whom were African American, and argues that racial barriers of the era prevented Miller from receiving full recognition at the time. Awarding the medal now would change the official military record to reflect that corrected recognition.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.