Topic

World War II

417 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 108. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
417 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 271–300, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HR 327 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II. 108th January 8, 2003
HR 169 To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted as proof of service-connection of a disease or injury alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by such service. 108th February 20, 2003
HRES 826 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Pasqualine J. Gibbons of Denver, Colorado, an African American woman who valiantly served her country in the Army Air Corps during World War II, was unfairly passed over for promotion and should have held the grade of technical sergeant, rather than private first class, upon her discharge from the service on January 2, 1946. 108th October 6, 2004
HRES 813 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the explosion at the Port Chicago (California) Naval Magazine on July 17, 1944, and those who served and lost their lives in that tragedy. 108th September 30, 2004
HRES 737 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Guam during World War II. 108th September 28, 2004
HRES 382 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such companies as slave labor during World War II. 108th September 30, 2003
HRES 313 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps and voicing the appreciation of the House of Representatives regarding the service of the members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. 108th July 11, 2003
HRES 244 To recognize and appreciate the historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commend the PanCretan Association of America. 108th May 21, 2003
HRES 235 Urging the Government of Argentina to build upon the steps it has taken to shed light on the relocation to Argentina of Nazis and other war criminals following the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 and the subsequent end of World War II and release all official records pertaining to the relocation to Argentina of Nazis and other war criminals following these events. 108th May 14, 2003
HRES 215 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to General Raymond G. Davis, United States Marine Corps (retired). 108th May 13, 2003
HRES 65 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the military service of Filipinos during World War II and their eligibility for benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 108th February 28, 2003
HRES 56 Supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and families during World War II. 108th March 4, 2004
HRES 44 Honoring the service and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces military working dog teams for the part they have played in the Nation's military history. 108th February 13, 2003
S 2863 Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2005 through 2007 108th September 29, 2004
S 2776 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. 108th September 7, 2004
S 2403 Department of Energy National Security Act for Fiscal Year 2005 108th July 6, 2004
S 2400 Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 108th June 23, 2004
S 2178 National Park System Laws Technical Amendments Act of 2004 108th October 21, 2004
S 2039 A bill to waive time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be awarded posthumously to Rex T. Barber of Terrebonne, Oregon, for acts of valor during World War II in attacking and shooting down the enemy aircraft transporting Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. 108th January 28, 2004
S 1948 United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003 108th November 24, 2003
S 1691 Wartime Treatment Study Act 108th January 28, 2004
S 1574 A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to replace the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Federal agency responsible for the administration, protection and preservation of the Midway Atoll within 90 days after the enactment of this Act, and for other purposes. 108th September 2, 2003
S 1281 Veterans Information and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003 108th July 10, 2003
S 1213 Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003 108th July 29, 2003
S 1184 Holocaust Victims' Assets, Restitution Policy, and Remembrance Act 108th June 4, 2003
S 1057 A bill to modify the calculation of back pay for persons who were approved for promotion as members of the Navy and Marine Corps while interned as prisoners of war during World War II to take into account changes in the Consumer Price Index. 108th May 14, 2003
S 745 Privacy Act of 2003 108th March 31, 2003
S 540 Code Talkers Recognition Act 108th March 5, 2003
S 439 Social Security Protection Act of 2003 108th February 25, 2003
S 69 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II. 108th January 7, 2003

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