A bill to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.

Bill: 114-s-2
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2016-11-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2016-11-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War for which he was previously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with &quot;V&quot; Device. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 15, 2016 Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.

1. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to James C. McCloughan for acts of valor during the Vietnam War (a) Authorization Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title to James C. McCloughan for the acts of valor during the Vietnam War described in subsection (b). (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of James C. McCloughan during combat operations of May 13–15, 1969, during the Battle for Nui Yon Hill, for which he was previously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with V Device.