Congress honors Army soldier's 2012 valor with Medal of Honor
H.R. 7194 — Nicholas Dockery Medal of Honor Act · Filed by James Baird (R-IN) · Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · Signed
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What it does
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery for acts of valor he performed as an Army soldier in Afghanistan on October 2, 2012—actions for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star. The bill waives the normal time limits that usually prevent awarding the Medal of Honor long after the service occurred.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to authorize a specific Medal of Honor award to a named soldier for documented acts of valor. It is a straightforward commemorative/recognition measure with no broader policy implications.
Who it affects
This is a narrow but legitimate public recognition of documented military valor. The bill corrects a procedural barrier that prevented awarding the Medal of Honor to a soldier whose acts met the standard. Citizens benefit from transparent, accountable recognition of genuine service and sacrifice.
Named in the bill
Nicholas Dockery, Kareem N. Dockery, U.S. Army, President of the United States, Medal of Honor, Silver Star
Where it stands
- Jan 21, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jan 21, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services and Senate Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
- Feb 3, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Armed Services discharged”
- Feb 3, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed without objection. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1968)”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)”
- Mar 24, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Mar 26, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Private Law No: 119-2”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 1 disclosure filings across 1 quarter, Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $90,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 4 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
James Baird, the sponsor, reported $228,500 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- Phrma — $90,000 on 1 filing
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (972 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Jun 2026 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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