U.S. House · 117th Congress · H.R. 3565

World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act

To grant a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and Merchant Marine, as well as citizen and non-citizen civilians who served honorably with the U.S. military, who were surrendered, captured, or abandoned to become prisoners of war (POWs) of Imperial Japan throughout the Japanese Empire in the Pacific Theater of World War II from December 7, 1941, to September 2, 1945.

Sponsor

Mike BostR-IL-12

Introduced

May 28, 2021, in the House

Issue areas

• Defense and veterans

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security (from the Congressional Research Service)

Full text and actions

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