Sponsor
Ralph Norman
Representative · R-SC
Representative · R-SC
The bill corrects a historic omission by awarding the Medal of Honor to James Capers Jr., delivering symbolic recognition and morale benefits for service members while imposing modest administrative costs and a precedent that could increase future Pentagon workload.
Military personnel and veterans: James Capers Jr. will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his 1967 valor, formally correcting a historical oversight and honoring his service.
Military personnel and veterans: public recognition of this retroactive award signals the government can remedy past nomination timing barriers, which may boost morale among service members and veterans.
Federal employees and military personnel: granting the waiver requires DoD and White House administrative processing that incurs modest staff time and costs and could set a precedent prompting additional retroactive award requests, increasing Pentagon review workload.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers Jr. for valor in Vietnam (March 31–April 3, 1967) despite statutory time limits.
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr. for acts of valor while serving in the Marine Corps from March 31 through April 3, 1967, in the Vietnam War, even though statutory time limits would otherwise prevent the award. The bill overrides applicable time limits in title 10 of the U.S. Code so the Medal of Honor can be conferred despite prior time-bar restrictions; there are no other substantive provisions.
Introduced May 13, 2025 by Ralph Norman · Last progress March 26, 2026