S. 4933
Introduced in Senate · July 7, 2026June 24, 2026
Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. King, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Luján, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Markey, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Young, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act”.