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Pacific Defenders of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: February 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Pacific Defenders of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of members of the Armed Forces who fought in defense of Guam, Wake Island, and the Philippine Archipelago between December 7, 1941, and May 10, 1942, and who died or were imprisoned by the Japanese military in the Philippines, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Wake Island, and Guam from April 9, 1942, until September 2, 1945, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service to the United States.

Following its presentation, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it shall be displayed and made available for research.

What's happening now February 27, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 450: Pacific Defenders of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-450/
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"S. 450: Pacific Defenders of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-450/.
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S. 450, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-450/.
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