World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Nov 12, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill directs Congress to make arrangements for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of the service of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and Merchant Marine, as well as the citizen and noncitizen civilians who fought with the U.S. military, who were surrendered, captured, or abandoned to become prisoners of war of Japan during World War II.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 12, 2019 to Jul 23, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Original | Nov 12, 2019 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Dec 12, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 23, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Nov 12, 2019 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Nov 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 12, 2019Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 180, November 12, 2019, page H8784.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-8 | FISCAL YEAR 2020 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: REQUESTS RELATED TO VETERANS' READJUSTMENT BENEFITS70 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 30, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3565 | World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act | Reintroduced Bill | May 28, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To grant a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and Merchant Marine, as well as citizen and non-citizen civilians who served honorably with the U.S. military, who were surrendered, captured, or abandoned to become prisoners of war (POWs) of Imperial Japan throughout the Japanese Empire in the Pacific Theater of World War II from December 7, 1941, to September 2, 1945.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 12, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
