119th Congress
H.R. 9473
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Teresa Leger Fernandez(D-NM)
- Introduced
- Jun 25, 2026
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- House Committee on Financial Services; House Committee on House Administration
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (68)
Original cosponsors (58)
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Dave Min (D-CA)
- David G. Valadao (R-CA)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Deborah K. Ross (D-NC)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
- Gary J. Palmer (R-AL)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME)
- Jason Crow (D-CO)
- Jefferson Shreve (R-IN)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- John J. McGuire III (R-VA)
- John R. Carter (R-TX)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Mike Thompson (D-CA)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Shomari Figures (D-AL)
- Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
Added later (10)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) · Jun 30, 2026
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC) · Jun 30, 2026
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX) · Jul 13, 2026
- James R. Baird (R-IN) · Jul 13, 2026
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK) · Jul 14, 2026
- Derek Tran (D-CA) · Jul 15, 2026
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) · Jul 15, 2026
- Judy Chu (D-CA) · Jul 21, 2026
- Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) · Sep 28, 2026
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX) · Sep 28, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the United States against the Armed Forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater and became prisoners of war from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945.
Latest action(Jun 25, 2026): 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 25, 2026 · House
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. - Jun 25, 2026
Introduced in House