H.R. 3377 · 119th Congress

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.

Introduced on May 13, 2025 by Ralph Norman (R-SC-5). Became Public Law 119-1.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-1
Introduced
May 13, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Conflicts and wars
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • South Asia
  • Vietnam

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Mar 26, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Ralph NormanR-SC-5Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 13, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 13, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 13, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  4. Feb 3, 2026 · HouseMr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  5. Feb 3, 2026Committee on Armed Services discharged.
  6. Feb 3, 2026 · HouseCommittee on Armed Services discharged.
  7. Feb 3, 2026 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967)
  8. Feb 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)
  9. Feb 3, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)
  10. Feb 3, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Feb 4, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  12. Mar 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Mar 3, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)
  14. Mar 4, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  15. Mar 24, 2026Presented to President.
  16. Mar 24, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  17. Mar 26, 2026Signed by President.
  18. Mar 26, 2026Signed by President.
  19. Mar 26, 2026Became Private Law No: 119-1.
  20. Mar 26, 2026Became Private Law No: 119-1.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.