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HR 7211 · enacted · major

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.

What this bill does

  • The bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for his valor during the Vietnam War.
  • This affects John W. Ripley, a Marine Corps veteran who previously received the Navy Cross for the same actions.
  • The bill has no fiscal cost and takes effect upon enactment when the President chooses to award the medal.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    What circumstances from John W. Ripley's Vietnam service led Congress to revisit his Navy Cross and pursue the Medal of Honor instead?

  2. 02

    How does awarding the Medal of Honor decades after initial recognition affect other veterans who may have comparable wartime records?

  3. 03

    What process should Congress use to evaluate historical military valor cases when new evidence or reconsideration is requested?

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Sponsor · R-VA-9

H. Morgan Griffith

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Introduced 2026-03-26

Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-03-26 · President

    Became Public Law No: 119-81.

  2. 2026-03-26 · BecameLaw

    Became Public Law No: 119-81.

  3. 2026-03-26 · President

    Signed by President.

  4. 2026-03-26 · BecameLaw

    Signed by President.

  5. 2026-03-24 · house · Floor

    Presented to President.

  6. 2026-03-24 · President

    Presented to President.

  7. 2026-03-04 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  8. 2026-03-03 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767)

  9. 2026-03-03 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  10. 2026-03-03 · senate · Discharge

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  11. 2026-03-03 · Committee

    Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2026-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  13. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  14. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)

  15. 2026-02-03 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967)

  16. 2026-02-03 · house · Discharge

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  17. 2026-02-03 · Committee

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  18. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967)

  19. 2026-02-03 · house · Floor

    Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  20. 2026-01-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

  21. 2026-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  22. 2026-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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