3.0.0 890 2023-01-11T13:36:57Z 2023-01-11T13:36:57Z Senate S 2017-04-07 115 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-07T14:32:58Z 2017-04-07 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-04-07 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-07-30 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2018-08-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Military history Military personnel and dependents Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Philippines Smithsonian Institution Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-22T15:24:44Z This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the collective award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan, Philippines, and were subsequently prisoners of war in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service during World War II.

The medal shall be displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, which is urged to make the medal available for display at other locations associated with such troops.

]]> A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. Display Title A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. Official Title as Introduced A bill to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s890is/xml/BILLS-115s890is.xml 2017-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.