Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 114-hr-4863
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2016-03-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

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Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds for acts of valor in World War II to save the lives of more than 200 Jewish members of the Armed Forces. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4863 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Duncan of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds of the United States Army for acts of valor during World War II.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Authorization for award of medal of honor to Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds for acts of valor during World War II (a) Authorization The President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of title 10, United States Code, to Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds of the United States Army for the acts of valor described in subsection (b). (b) Action described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds to save the lives of an estimated more than 200 Jewish members of the United States Armed Forces. (c) Waiver of time limitations The award under subsection (a) may be made without regard to the time limitations specified in section 3744(b) of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation established by law or regulation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces.