H.Con.Res. 26: Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.

Introduced:
Mar 19, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA50]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on March 19, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Mar 19, 2013
Referred to Committee Mar 19, 2013
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Prognosis

55% chance of getting past committee.
39% chance of being agreed to.

Only 29% of House concurrent resolutions made it past committee and only 20% were agreed to in 2011–2013. [ methodology]

Cosponsors
31 cosponsors (23R, 8D) (show)
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House Armed Services

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Last updated Mar 19, 2013.
4 pages

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3/19/2013--Introduced.
Recognizes Sergeant Rafael Peralta, a Mexican-American who joined the Marine Corps on the same day he received his permanent residence status, for his dedication to the Marine Corps and the United States and for upholding the highest standards of military service.
Recognizes that his courageous and selfless actions in combat saved the lives of his fellow Marines. Concurs with the Marine Corps and the Navy that his actions are in the spirit and tradition of the Medal of Honor. Maintains that eyewitness accounts confirm that Sergeant Peralta deliberately pulled a live grenade into his body in order to save his fellow Marines, and such accounts should be the leading and deciding factor in evaluating his Medal of Honor nomination.
Recommends that Sergeant Peralta be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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