Topic

World War II

Bills 417 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

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 151–180, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HR 1611 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. 109th May 6, 2005
HR 1595 Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act 109th June 9, 2006
HR 1492 To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes. 109th December 21, 2006
HR 1259 To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Tuskegee Airmen, collectively, in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces. 109th April 11, 2006
HR 901 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to give priority in the issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who are or were naturalized citizens of the United States, and for other purposes. 109th April 4, 2005
HR 893 Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2005 109th April 4, 2005
HR 842 To extend the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group for 2 years. 109th February 16, 2005
HR 708 To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II. 109th March 17, 2005
HR 605 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Garlin Murl Conner for acts of valor during World War II. 109th February 24, 2005
HR 591 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. 109th April 4, 2005
HR 360 To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes. 109th February 7, 2005
HR 302 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2005 109th January 25, 2005
HR 170 Filipino Veterans Fairness Act 109th January 4, 2005
HR 30 Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act 109th January 27, 2005
HR 23 Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005 109th May 23, 2006
HRES 1048 Honoring the courageous actions of Minnie Vautrin during the Rape of Nanking during World War II. 109th September 27, 2006
HRES 988 Honoring the life and accomplishments of Joe Rosenthal. 109th September 7, 2006
HRES 759 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge and accept responsibility for its sexual enslavement of young women, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II, and for other purposes. 109th September 13, 2006
HRES 622 To recognize and honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of democratic ideals and their important contribution to the outcome of World War II. 109th September 19, 2006
HRES 601 Condemning in strongest terms Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hateful rhetoric directed toward Israel. 109th December 14, 2005
HRES 495 Commending the people of the Republic of Albania on the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II for protecting and saving the lives of the majority of Jews living in Albania during the Holocaust. 109th October 17, 2005
HRES 416 Recognizing the Republic of Poland and philanthropic organizations and individuals for supporting the establishment of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. 109th July 28, 2005
HRES 406 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the first official meeting between soldiers of the United States Army and soldiers of the Soviet Army at Torgau, Germany, and commending the excellent service of the 69th Infantry Division of the United States Army during World War II. 109th July 28, 2005
HRES 360 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of V-J Day and the end of World War II in the Pacific. 109th September 6, 2005
HRES 290 Recognizing and appreciating the historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commending the PanCretan Association of America. 109th May 19, 2005
HRES 257 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Pasqualine J. Lawson of Denver, Colorado, an African American woman who valiantly served her country in the Army Air Corps during World War II and serving as a hospital neuropsychiatric team member, 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. 109th June 28, 2005
HRES 233 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day during World War II. 109th May 4, 2005
HRES 204 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. 109th May 6, 2005
HRES 195 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of Western Bohemia by United States Armed Forces during World War II and the continued friendship between the people of the United States and the Czech Republic. 109th May 4, 2005
HRES 119 Recognizing the contributions of the United States Marine Corps and other units of the United States Armed Forces on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. 109th March 17, 2005

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