# 119-hr-9595: Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto Medal of Honor Act

119-hr-9595, Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto Medal of Honor Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR); status introduced (as of 2026-07-31).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9595
- Congress: 119
- Title: Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto Medal of Honor Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-06
- Sponsor: Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-31

## Summary

**Would authorize a posthumous Medal of Honor for Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto.** The bill would override statutory time limits in Title 10 to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor and records findings about his Army service from 1959 to 1970, five tours in Vietnam and more than 200 combat and aerial missions. It lists 38 decorations, including two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with V for valor, five Purple Hearts, and seven Air Medals. It highlights his May 1, 1968 action during Operation Carentan II and notes his later work as a veterans' counselor and his death on October 14, 2024 at age 87.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medal of Honor for Jorge Otero Barreto: benefit, low. This bill would allow the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto. The award would be for acts of valor while he served in the Army during the Vietnam War and would be made under 10 U.S.C. 7271. The bill would override the time limits in 10 U.S…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9595 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9595)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9595 (as of 2026-07-31).