119th Congress
H.R. 7211
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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- H. Morgan Griffith(R-VA)
- Introduced
- Jan 22, 2026
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- House Committee on Armed Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Official text
- Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Passed Senate” version
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for his acts of valor on April 2, 1972, as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, for which he was previously awarded the Navy Cross.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-81. - Mar 26, 2026
Signed by President. - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Presented to President. - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House. - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S767) - Mar 3, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H1967) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Committee on Armed Services discharged. - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1967) - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Mr. Bacon asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. - Jan 22, 2026
Introduced in House