# 119-hr-8973: Sergeant Rafael Peralta Medal of Honor Authorization Act

119-hr-8973, Sergeant Rafael Peralta Medal of Honor Authorization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-05-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8973
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sergeant Rafael Peralta Medal of Honor Authorization Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-30

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1330: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8973 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8973)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2192)
- [119-hr-1330: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1330)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8973 (as of 2026-05-30).