[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7194 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7194


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2026

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas 
  Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving in 
                              Afghanistan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO NICHOLAS DOCKERY 
              FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY WHILE SERVING 
              IN AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified 
in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time 
limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons 
who served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized to award 
the Medal of Honor, under section 7271 of such title, to Nicholas 
Dockery, formerly known as Kareem N. Dockery for the acts of valor 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in 
section 2 of this Act are the actions of Nicholas Dockery, as a member 
of the Army, on October 2, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, for 
which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 3, 2026.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.