United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 585 (98th)
A bill to authorize the President to award the medal of honor posthumously to the family of Armando G. Leal, Junior.
Introduced
6 January 1983
Last action
1 February 1983 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Sponsors
Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
Authorizes the President to present a medal of honor posthumously to the family of Armando G. Leal, Jr., in recognition of his acts of valor as a Navy hospital corpsman on September 4, 1967, in Vietnam.
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Timeline
6 January 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 January 1983
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
1 February 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
- · hsas00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/585
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/585
- us · 98-hr-585 · source updated 6 June 2025