WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Army and Navy Nurse Corps members in recognition of their critical military service and devotion to duty.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2025 to Nov 10, 2026; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Feb 26, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | May 11, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 18, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | May 18, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 11, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jun 16, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 16, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Jul 28, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Tim Sheehy | Jul 29, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Aug 5, 2026 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Sep 22, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Nov 10, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Nov 10, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jun 26, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4083 | Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV | Jun 30, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4901 | WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act | Identical bill | Aug 5, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- WWII Nurses 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.
- Jun 26, 2025Introduced in Senate
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