S 1079
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
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Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 13, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Plain-English summary
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan and Corregidor, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service during World War II.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
41
R
Collins, Susan M.
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
D
Smith, Tina
D
Cantwell, Maria
D
Kelly, Mark
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Hickenlooper, John W.
D
Murphy, Christopher
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
D
Bennet, Michael F.
D
Ossoff, Jon
R
Hoeven, John
R
Cotton, Tom
R
Graham, Lindsey
D
Schatz, Brian
R
Tuberville, Tommy
D
Warner, Mark R.
R
Wicker, Roger F.
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
D
Coons, Christopher A.
R
Fischer, Deb
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Peters, Gary C.
D
Warren, Elizabeth
R
Scott, Rick
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Duckworth, Tammy
D
Padilla, Alex
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
R
Tillis, Thomas
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Markey, Edward J.
R
Blackburn, Marsha
R
Cornyn, John
R
Ernst, Joni
D
Luján, Ben Ray
Sinema, Kyrsten
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1079: Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1079/
"S. 1079: Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1079/.
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