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The bill honors and publicly recognizes a veteran's heroism and provides closure for his family, but does so via a narrow retroactive exception that could increase administrative workload and raise fairness or precedent concerns.
Veterans and military personnel: James Capers Jr. will have his military award upgraded, formally recognizing his documented heroism from March 31–April 3, 1967.
The veteran's family and the public: provides closure and public recognition that helps preserve the veteran's legacy and the historical record.
Federal agencies and employees: creates a narrow exception to statutory time limits for awards that may prompt similar retroactive requests, increasing administrative burden and precedent concerns.
Veterans and military personnel: granting a retroactive exception to a single individual may raise perceptions of unequal treatment if others similarly situated do not receive comparable relief.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Waives statutory time limits to allow the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for actions March 31–April 3, 1967.
Introduced February 4, 2026 by Lindsey O. Graham · Last progress February 4, 2026
Authorizes the President to waive statutory time limits and award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for acts of valor while serving in the Marine Corps from March 31 to April 3, 1967. The bill overrides the time limits in federal law that would otherwise prevent a Medal of Honor award for those actions (he previously received the Silver Star). The measure is narrowly focused on permitting this single, retroactive award; it does not appropriate new funding or create new programs.