United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 582 (115th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Joseph Leon George should be honored for heroism at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
Introduced
24 October 2017
Last action
16 November 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsors
Jim Banks, J. Hill
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
Honors the heroism of Boatswain's Mate Second Class Joseph Leon George in saving the lives of six sailors on December 7, 1941, and urges the U.S. Navy, in light of new information, to consider revisiting decorating and honoring the heroism of such individual in saving these sailors.
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Timeline
24 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
24 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 24 October 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 October 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 24 October 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 24 October 2017
Sponsors
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/582
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hres/582
- us · 115-hres-582 · source updated 6 June 2025