US Congress Senate Bill 1727 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy to: (1) review the service records of certain Jewish-American World War I veterans to determine whether that veteran should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; and (2) upon a positive determination, submit a recommendation to the President that the President make such award. Makes eligible for such review and award each Jewish-American World War I veteran: (1) who was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or other military decoration for service during World War I; or (2) whose name is submitted to either Secretary by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America within one year after the enactment of this Act.

William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act

Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB1457 (Same As) 2011-05-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1727/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1727/BILLS-112s1727is.pdf