To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Public Law 116-210 · H.R. 8276 · 116th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Dec 4, 2020 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-7)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Dan Crenshaw, Rep. Michael Waltz
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
3 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 2500Related bill
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
S. 1790 · became Public Law 116-92Related bill
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
S. 4661Identical bill
A bill to authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 4, 2020Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 116-210.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 24, 2020FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Nov 12, 2020FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 10, 2020FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 23, 2020CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 22, 2020FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Ms. Horn, Kendra S. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Sep 16, 2020CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.