AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO AWARD THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO JOHN W. RIPLEY FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR

AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO AWARD THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO JOHN W. RIPLEY FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 40 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S767] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO AWARD THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO JOHN W. RIPLEY FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 7211 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (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. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Ms. ERNST. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 7211) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR7211, HR7211