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S 1258 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Military personnel and dependents Pennsylvania Veterans' organizations and recognition

A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War.

Introduced: June 27, 2013 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 27, 2013
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Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War.

What's happening now June 27, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1258: A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1258/
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"S. 1258: A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1258/.
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S. 1258, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1258/.
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[S. 1258: A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for acts of valor during the Civil War.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1258/)
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