H. R. 9473
Introduced in House · July 1, 2026June 25, 2026
Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Figures, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Stansbury, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Carson, Ms. Titus, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Craig, Ms. King-Hinds, Mr. Ciscomani, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Min, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Vasquez, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Guest, Mr. Babin, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Carey, Ms. Meng, Mr. Crow, Ms. Ross, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Grijalva, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,