# 119-hr-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.

119-hr-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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC); status became_law (as of 2026-10-31).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3377
- As of: 2026-10-31
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3377
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Awards the Medal of Honor to Marine James Capers Jr. by waiving statutory time limits.** It authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor for Capers's acts of valor during March 31 through April 3, 1967, in the Vietnam War. Capers previously received the Silver Star for those actions. The law overrides the time limitations in Sections 8298(a) and 8300 of Title 10 and specifies the award under Section 8291 of Title 10.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medal of Honor for James Capers Jr: benefit, low. The law authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers Jr. It waives all time limits in federal law that could block the award. The medal recognizes his valor from March 31 to April 3, 1967, in the Vietnam War. Those actions were earlier honored with the Silver Star.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3377 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3377)

## Related
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3377 (as of 2026-10-31).