Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson for acts of valor during World War I for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5459 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5459
To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 11, 2014
Mr. Tonko (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Grimm, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Owens, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Richmond, Mr.
Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Gibson, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rush,
Ms. Clarke of New York, and Mr. Collins of New York) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to Henry Johnson.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO HENRY
JOHNSON FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I.
(a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified
in 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, the President may award the Medal of
Honor under section 3741 of such title to Henry Johnson for the acts of
valor described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in
subsection (a) are the actions of Henry Johnson while serving as a
member of Company C, 369th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division, American
Expeditionary Forces, during combat operations against the enemy on the
front lines of the Western Front in France on May 15, 1918, during
World War I for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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