HR 7194
· 119th Congress
· Armed Forces and National Security
Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
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Latest action
Became Private Law No: 119-2.
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Mar 26, 2026
signed
Signed by President.
Mar 26, 2026
signed
Became Private Law No: 119-2.
Mar 24, 2026
sent
Presented to President.
Mar 04, 2026
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 03, 2026
committee
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Armed Services Committee
Mar 03, 2026
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 03, 2026
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)
Feb 04, 2026
introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee
Feb 03, 2026
floor
Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Feb 03, 2026
committee
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Armed Services Committee
Feb 03, 2026
floor
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967)
Feb 03, 2026
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1968)
Feb 03, 2026
passed
On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1968)
Feb 03, 2026
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 03, 2026
passed
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 21, 2026
introduced
Introduced in House
Jan 21, 2026
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Services Committee
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Passed Senate
Mar 03, 2026
Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery (formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery), for his acts of valor on October 2, 2012, as a member of the Army while serving in Afghanistan, for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.
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--- Engrossed (House)
+++ Enrolled
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 7194 Engrossed in House (EH)]
+[H.R. 7194 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
+H.R.7194
-119th CONGRESS
-2d Session
-H. R. 7194
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-_______________________________________________________________________
+of the
-AN ACT
+United States of America
+
+AT THE SECOND SESSION
+
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six
+
+An Act
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas
Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving in
@@ -17,16 +22,11 @@
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
-
This Act may be cited as the ``Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor
Act''.
-
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO NICHOLAS DOCKERY
-FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY WHILE SERVING
-IN AFGHANISTAN.
-
+FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified
in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons
@@ -39,21 +39,7 @@
of the Army, on October 2, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, for
which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.
-Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2026.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-Clerk.
-119th CONGRESS
-
-2d Session
-
-H. R. 7194
-
-_______________________________________________________________________
-
-AN ACT
-
-To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas
-Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving in
-Afghanistan.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.