[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1799 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1799

  To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor 
    posthumously to Private George D. Wilson of Company B, 2nd Ohio 
  Volunteer Infantry Regiment for his acts of valor as one of Andrews 
            Raiders during the Civil War on April 12, 1862.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 2007

  Mr. Hobson 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 
    posthumously to Private George D. Wilson of Company B, 2nd Ohio 
  Volunteer Infantry Regiment for his acts of valor as one of Andrews 
            Raiders during the Civil War on April 12, 1862.

    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 
              PRIVATE GEORGE D. WILSON FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS ONE OF 
              ANDREWS RAIDERS DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

    (a) Authorization.--The President is authorized and requested to 
award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of title 10, United States 
Code, posthumously to Private George D. Wilson of Company B, 2nd Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry Regiment for his acts of valor as one of Andrews 
Raiders during the Civil War on April 12, 1862.
    (b) Waiver of Time Limitations.--The award of the Medal of Honor 
under subsection (a) shall be made without regard to section 3744 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.
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