To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

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This act authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for his acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War from March 31 through April 3, 1967, for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-03-26		Became Private Law No: 119-1.	enact
2026-03-26		Became Private Law No: 119-1.	enact
2026-03-26		Signed by President.
2026-03-26		Signed by President.	enact
2026-03-24	House	Presented to President.	sent to executive
2026-03-24		Presented to President.	sent to executive
2026-03-04	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-03-03	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)
2026-03-03		Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.	floor pass
2026-02-04	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.	refer
2026-02-03	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-02-03	House	On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)
2026-02-03		Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)	floor pass
2026-02-03	House	Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967)
2026-02-03	House	Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
2026-02-03	House	Committee on Armed Services discharged.	report
2026-02-03		Committee on Armed Services discharged.	report
2025-05-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	refer
2025-05-13		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-05-13		Introduced in House	introduce

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