[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2790 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2790

 To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to 
Richard D. Winters, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on June 
 6, 1944, in Normandy, France, while an officer in the 101st Airborne 
                               Division.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2005

  Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to 
Richard D. Winters, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on June 
 6, 1944, in Normandy, France, while an officer in the 101st Airborne 
                               Division.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND REQUEST FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO 
              RICHARD D. WINTERS FOR ACTS OF VALOR ON JUNE 6, 1944.

    (a) Authorization.--The President is authorized and requested to 
award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of title 10, United States 
Code, to Richard D. Winters, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, for the acts of 
valor described in subsection (b).
    (b) Action Described.--The acts of valor referred to in subsection 
(a) are the actions of Richard D. Winters on D-Day, June 6, 1944, in 
Normandy, France, while executive officer and acting commanding officer 
of Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne 
Division, in leading an assault to neutralize four enemy 105-millimeter 
cannon firing on Utah Beach.
    (c) Waiver of Time Limitations.--The award under subsection (a) may 
be made without regard to the time limitations specified in section 
3744(b) 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 Army.
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