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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7211 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2026

 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO JOHN W. RIPLEY 
              FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE MARINE CORPS DURING 
              THE VIETNAM WAR.

    (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified 
in sections 8298(a) and 8300 of title 10, United States Code, or any 
other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to 
persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized to 
award the Medal of Honor, under section 8291 of such title, to John W. 
Ripley for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).
    (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this 
subsection are the actions of John W. Ripley, as a member of the Marine 
Corps, on April 2, 1972, during the Vietnam War, for which he was 
previously awarded the Navy Cross.
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