United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5363 (114th)
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the United States Army for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, during the Civil War.
Introduced
26 May 2016
Last action
7 June 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Leonard Lance, Richard Neal
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Corporal David Dunnels White of the 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, for his capture of Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee at the Battle of Sailor's Creek, Virginia, on April 6, 1865.
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Timeline
26 May 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 May 2016 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 May 2016
Sponsors
- Leonard Lance · R · Sponsor
- Richard Neal · D · Sponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5363
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5363
- us · 114-hr-5363 · source updated 6 June 2025