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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2263
To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal
of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic
actions in the attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-
American War.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1997
Mr. MCHALE (for himself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. KING, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. DAVIS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. HORN, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.
WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. TAYLOR of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. SPRATT, Mr.
BUYER, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. FROST, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. WELLER, Mr.
WELDON of Florida, Mr. TALENT, Mrs. EMERSON, Mrs. KELLY, Mr.
DOOLEY of California, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. QUINN, Mr. KLINK,
Mr. SKEEN, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado,
Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. POSHARD, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. ADAM SMITH of
Washington, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. OLVER, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mrs.
MALONEY of New York, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. GOODE, Mr.
BORSKI, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. REYES, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. JONES,
Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mrs. CHENOWETH, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr.
BLAGOJEVICH, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. WAMP, Mr. BALDACCI, Mr. CRAMER,
Mr. NEY, Mr. FARR of California, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. GOSS, Mr. BASS,
Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. TURNER, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. PASTOR,
Mr. COBLE, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. NEUMANN,
Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. WALSH, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. PETRI,
Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. LIPIN-
SKI, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. BONO, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ORTIZ,
Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SPENCE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr.
KLUG, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. LIVING-
STON, Mr. WISE, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SAM JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. FAWELL, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr.
STUPAK, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota,
Mr. LARGENT, Mr. BARCIA, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CANADY of Florida,
Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. BAESLER, Mr.
BONIOR, Mr. COYNE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. DOYLE, Mr.
EDWARDS, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. GORDON,
Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr.
PARKER, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. STUMP, Mr.
TANNER, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. MALONEY of Connecti-
cut, Mr. CLEMENT, Mr. WICKER, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ARMEY, and Mr.
PACKARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on National Security
A BILL
To authorize and request the President to award the congres-
sional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roo-
sevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the attack
on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-Amer-
ican War.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the President is authorized and requested to award
the congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Theo-
dore Roosevelt, of the State of New York, for his actions
in the attack of San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the
Spanish-American War on July 1, 1898. Such an award
may be made without regard to the provisions of section
3744 of title 10, United States Code, and may be made
in accordance with award criteria applicable at the time
of the actions referred to in the first sentence.
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