Congress awards Medal of Honor to soldier Nicholas Dockery

What it does

This bill lets the President give the Medal of Honor to Nicholas Dockery. He served in the Army in Afghanistan on October 2, 2012. He had already received the Silver Star for the same actions. The bill removes the normal time rules that would stop this award.

Who it affects

This bill honors Nicholas Dockery for his service. The Medal of Honor is a symbol of great service.

One thing to notice

The bill waives normal time limits. This lets a soldier get the Medal of Honor for actions he already earned recognition for.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

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 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 1 reports from Jun 2026 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $90,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 4 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

James Baird, who sponsored the bill, received $222,500 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Phrma — $90,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• Medal of Honor — The highest award the President can give to a soldier for brave acts.
• waives — Removes or sets aside a rule so it does not apply.
• Silver Star — A military award for brave or good service in combat.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.