3.0.0 9 2019-02-20T12:27:50Z 2019-02-23T15:26:35Z Senate SCONRES 2013-03-19 113 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-19T21:20:11Z Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta. 113 26 HCONRES 2013-04-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2013-03-19 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1955-1956) IntroReferral 2013-03-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1956) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2013-03-19 True Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Iraq Middle East Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-02T19:15:22Z Recognizes Sergeant Rafael Peralta, a Mexican-American who enlisted in 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 courage 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.

]]> A concurrent resolution recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta. Display Title A concurrent resolution recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta. Official Title as Introduced A concurrent resolution recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sconres9is/xml/BILLS-113sconres9is.xml 2013-03-19 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1955-1956) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.