HR 3377
119th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Conflicts and wars
Military personnel and dependents
South Asia
Vietnam
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2026
Signed by President.
Mar 26, 2026
Became Private Law No: 119-1.
Mar 24, 2026
Presented to President.
Mar 4, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 3, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)
Mar 3, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 4, 2026
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Feb 3, 2026
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Feb 3, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 3, 2026
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)
Feb 3, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: 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.
May 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 13, 2025
Introduced in House
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Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Became Private Law No: 119-1.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3377/
"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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3377/.
H.R. 3377, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3377/.
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