H.R. 7211 · 119th Congress · enacted
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.
Became Public Law No: 119-81.
Latest official action 2026-03-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
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.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-03-03
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Politicians behind the bill
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PAC donors to the listed sponsors
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ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCELANESE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONQUERING CANCER PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (EDPMA-PAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUS ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVSP HOLDING COMPANY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
H. Morgan Griffith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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