President can give James Capers, Jr. the Medal of Honor
H.R. 3377 — 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. · Filed by Ralph Norman (R-SC) · Introduced May 13, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
The bill lets the President award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. He is a Marine Corps veteran. Capers earned this honor for acts of valor during the Vietnam War. The dates were March 31 to April 3, 1967. He had already received the Silver Star for the same actions. The bill removes the normal time limit for this award.
Who it affects
This honors James Capers, Jr., a Marine Corps veteran. It does not cost taxpayers money or take away rights.
One thing to notice
The bill removes a time limit that normally applies to Medal of Honor awards. It applies only to this one person.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- May 13, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 13, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
- Feb 3, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Armed Services discharged”
- Feb 3, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)”
- Mar 24, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Mar 26, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Private Law No: 119-1”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Medal of Honor — The highest military award given by the United States for bravery in combat.
- acts of valor — Brave and courageous actions, especially in battle or danger.
- Silver Star — A military award for bravery that ranks below the Medal of Honor.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,476 characters) on Jul 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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