Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · May 28, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan and Corregidor, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service during World War II.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 28, 2021 to Jan 28, 2022; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 28, 2022 |
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 May 28, 2021 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred May 28, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 28, 2021Introduced in House
- May 28, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 94, May 28, 2021, page H2679.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Prepared Statements21 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 27, 2022 |
| S. Hrg. 117-818 | LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023106 pages | Appropriations Committee | May 11, 2022–Jun 22, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1079 | Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act | Identical bill | Apr 13, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan and Corregidor, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service during World War II.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor 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.
- May 28, 2021Introduced 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.
