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Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.

Introduced: March 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Apr 5, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes Sergeant Rafael Peralta, a Mexican-American who joined the Marine Corps on the same day he received his permanent residence status, for his dedication to the Marine Corps and the United States and for upholding the highest standards of military service.

Recognizes that his courageous and selfless actions in combat saved the lives of his fellow Marines.

Concurs with the Marine Corps and the Navy that his actions are in the spirit and tradition of the Medal of Honor.

Maintains that eyewitness accounts confirm that Sergeant Peralta deliberately pulled a live grenade into his body in order to save his fellow Marines, and such accounts should be the leading and deciding factor in evaluating his Medal of Honor nomination.

Recommends that Sergeant Peralta be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

What's happening now April 5, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 9 Related bill A concurrent resolution recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 2 Republican 8
PASTOR, ED
· Feb 4, 2014
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Jan 13, 2014
Forbes, J.
· Apr 15, 2013
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Mar 19, 2013
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 19, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Mar 19, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 19, 2013
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 19, 2013
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 19, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 19, 2013
Kinzinger, Adam
· Mar 19, 2013
Murphy, Tim
· Mar 19, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 19, 2013
Roby, Martha
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 19, 2013
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 19, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 19, 2013
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 19, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 26: Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-26/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 26: Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-26/.
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H. Con. Res. 26, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-26/.
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[H. Con. Res. 26: Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HCONRES-26/)
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