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HR 7194 · introduced · symbolic

Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act

What this bill does

  • This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery for his military valor in Afghanistan in 2012.
  • Nicholas Dockery, an Army member, is affected as he would receive this upgrade from his previous Silver Star decoration.
  • The bill has no fiscal cost and takes effect upon enactment if the President chooses to present the medal.

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  1. 01

    What evidence of military valor does the bill present to justify upgrading Dockery's decoration from a Silver Star to the Medal of Honor?

  2. 02

    How does Congress typically decide when to authorize individual Medal of Honor awards rather than leaving such decisions solely to the President?

  3. 03

    What precedent might this bill set for future requests to upgrade existing military decorations through legislation?

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James R. Baird

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Introduced 2026-03-26

Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-26 · President

    Became Private Law No: 119-2.

  2. 2026-03-26 · BecameLaw

    Became Private Law No: 119-2.

  3. 2026-03-26 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2026-03-26 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2026-03-24 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2026-03-04 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. 2026-03-03 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)

  9. 2026-03-03 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  10. 2026-03-03 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  11. 2026-03-03 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2026-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  13. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

  14. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  15. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1968)

  16. 2026-02-03 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1968)

  17. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967)

  18. 2026-02-03 · house · Discharge

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  19. 2026-02-03 · Committee

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  20. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  21. 2026-01-21 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

  22. 2026-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  23. 2026-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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