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Pub. L. 119-81 · H.R. 7211 · 119th Congress

Medal of Honor for John W. Ripley

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes.

Signed into law Mar 26, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security

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What this law does

  • Allows the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for bravery as a Marine on April 2, 1972, in Vietnam.
1 subject in this law: Medal of Honor award

Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.

How it became law

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2026 · House
  2. 12 daysPassed HouseFeb 3, 2026
  3. 28 daysPassed SenateMar 3, 2026
  4. 21 daysPresented to the PresidentMar 24, 2026
  5. 2 daysSigned into lawMar 26, 2026
63days, introduction to signature
12days to pass the House
28more days to pass the Senate
Nowent back to a chamber after changes
Novetoed

Official summary

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for his acts of valor on April 2, 1972, as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, for which he was previously awarded the Navy Cross.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Passed Senate, Mar 3, 2026).

Who wrote it

Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]

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 (Jan 22, 2026) 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 22 official actions
Mar 26, 2026Signed by President.
Mar 26, 2026Signed by President.
Mar 26, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-81.
Mar 26, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-81.
Mar 24, 2026Presented to President.
Mar 24, 2026Presented to President.
Mar 4, 2026Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 3, 2026Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 2026Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 3, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)
Feb 4, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 3, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)
Feb 3, 2026On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)
Feb 3, 2026Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967)
Feb 3, 2026Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Feb 3, 2026Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Feb 3, 2026Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Jan 22, 2026Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2026Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2026Referred 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.