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H.R. 5371: William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act

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H.R. 5371: William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-24 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act

Plain summary

William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy to: (1) review the service records of certain Jewish-American World War I veterans to determine whether that veteran should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; and (2) upon a positive determination, submit a recommendation to the President that the President make such award. Makes eligible for such review and award each Jewish-American World War I veteran: (1) who was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or other military decoration for service during World War I; or (2) whose name is submitted to either Secretary by the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America within one year after the enactment of this Act.

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Official text

William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9] · 15 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Rogers (R-AL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Ken Calvert (R-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5371 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111