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119-hr-8973119th Congress

Sergeant Rafael Peralta Medal of Honor Authorization Act

Sponsored By: Representative Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]

Introduced

Summary

Authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta. This bill would let the President grant the medal for Peralta's actions in Fallujah, Iraq on November 15, 2004 after witness accounts say he was mortally wounded while deliberately pulling a grenade beneath his body to shield fellow Marines.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]

CA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2026

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