,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bajf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4 
,kind 7for himself and ,mr4             
,sensenbrenner7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to authorize and request the   
,president to award the ,medal of ,honor
 posthumously to ,first ,lieutenant     
,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing for acts of valor  
during the ,civil ,war4  #a4 ,findings  
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing was born in   
,delafield1 ,wisconsin1 on ,january #ai1
 #ahda4  7#b7 ,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing      
graduated from the ,united ,states      
,military ,academy at ,west ,point1 ,new
 ,york1 on ,june #bd1 #ahfa4  7#c7 ,on  
,july #c1 #ahfc1 ,first ,lieutenant     
,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing commanded ,battery 
,a1 #dth ,united ,states ,artillery1    
,army of the ,potomac1 in the defense of
 the ,angle on ,cemetery ,ridge during  
the ,battle of ,gettysburg4  7#d7       

,during the battle1 ,first ,lieutenant  
,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing was shot multiple  
times1 but refused to retreat4  7#e7    
,first ,lieutenant ,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing 
continued to command his battery until  
he was shot and killed4  7#f7 ,the      
,union victory at the ,battle of        
,gettysburg was one of the key turning  
points in the ,civil ,war4  7#g7 ,the   
,secretary of the ,army and the         
,secretary of ,defense have determined  
that the actions of ,first ,lieutenant  
,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing do merit the award 
of the ,medal of ,honor4  #b4           
,authorization for award of the ,medal  
of ,honor to ,first ,lieutenant ,alonzo 
,h4 ,cushing for acts of valor during   
the ,civil ,war  7a7 ,authorization     
,notwithstanding the time limitations   
specified in section #cgdd of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other    
time limitation with respect to the     
awarding of certain medals to persons   
who served in the ,armed ,forces1 the   
,president is authorized and requested  

to award the ,medal of ,honor under     
section #cgda of such title to then     
,first ,lieutenant ,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing 
for conspicuous acts of gallantry and   
intrepidity at the risk of life and     
beyond the call of duty in the ,civil   
,war1 as described in subsection 7b74   
7b7 ,acts of valor described ,the acts  
of valor referred to in subsection 7a7  
are the actions of then ,first          
,lieutenant ,alonzo ,h4 ,cushing while  
in command of ,battery ,a1 #dth ,united 
,states ,artillery1 ,army of the        
,potomac1 at ,gettysburg1 ,pennsylvania1
 on ,july #c1 #ahfc1 during the         
,american ,civil ,war4