[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1326 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1326

To authorize and request the President to award the Congressional Medal 
 of Honor posthumously to Brevet Brigadier General Strong Vincent for 
    his actions in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of 
                       Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 1995

 Mr. English of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize and request the President to award the Congressional Medal 
 of Honor posthumously to Brevet Brigadier General Strong Vincent for 
    his actions in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of 
                       Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the President is authorized and requested to award (in accordance 
with award criteria applicable at the time) the Congressional Medal of 
Honor posthumously to Brevet Brigadier General Strong Vincent, of the 
State of Pennsylvania, for his actions in the defense of Little Round 
Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Such an award may be 
made under without regard to the provisons of section 3744 of title 10, 
United States Code.
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