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Bill · 119th Congress · S 3781

A bill 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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Introduced 2026-02-04Topic: veterans militaryCommemorative

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This bill would allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for his actions as a Marine during the Vietnam War. The actions took place from March 31 through April 3, 1967, and he was already awarded the Silver Star for them. The bill sets aside the normal time limits in federal law for awarding military medals so that this award can be made.

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Sponsors

  • 1 cosponsors

Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-02-04SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.refer
2026-02-04Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-30. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.