To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Richard D. Winters, of Hershey, Pennsylvania, for acts of valor on June 6, 1944, in Normandy, France, while an officer in the 101st Airborne Division.

H.R. 2790 is a legislative proposal that authorizes and requests the President of the United States to award the Medal of Honor to Richard D. Winters for his actions during World War II. The bill specifically recognizes his leadership and acts of valor on June 6, 1944, during the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, where he served as an officer with the 101st Airborne Division. For citizens, this bill represents a formal effort by Congress to upgrade Winters' previous Distinguished Service Cross to the nation’s highest military decoration for bravery.