Medal of Honor for James Capers, Jr.
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.
Signed into law Mar 26, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
What this law does
- Allows the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for valor as a Marine in Vietnam in 1967.
- Covers his actions from March 31 through April 3, 1967, for which he previously received the Silver Star.
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How it became law
- IntroducedMay 13, 2025 · House
- 266 daysPassed HouseFeb 3, 2026
- 28 daysPassed SenateMar 3, 2026
- 21 daysPresented to the PresidentMar 24, 2026
- 2 daysSigned into lawMar 26, 2026
Official summary
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.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Mar 26, 2026).
Who wrote it
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
0 cosponsors. 0 signed on the day it was introduced.
Recorded votes
No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.
What was added
Amendments adopted (0)
No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.
Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in House) (0)
None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in House).
What was removed
Sections in the first version (Introduced in House) that did not make it into the law (0)
None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in House) remains in the law.
Compared by section heading between the Introduced in House text (May 13, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.
Proposed but not adopted
No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.
Full action history
Show all 20 official actions
| Mar 26, 2026 | Signed by President. |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Signed by President. |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Became Private Law No: 119-1. |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Became Private Law No: 119-1. |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Presented to President. |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Presented to President. |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Received in the Senate, read twice. |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967) |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Committee on Armed Services discharged. |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Committee on Armed Services discharged. |
| May 13, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| May 13, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| May 13, 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.