U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 9473
Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act
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.
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- Sponsor
- Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3
- Introduced
- June 25, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- International Affairs (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
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Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (68)
35 Republicans, 33 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Brian BabinR-TX-36
- Don BaconR-NE-2
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.D-GA-2
- Mike CareyR-OH-15
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- John R. CarterR-TX-31
- Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6
- Tom ColeR-OK-4
- Angie CraigD-MN-2
- Jason CrowD-CO-6
- Donald G. DavisD-NC-1
- Debbie DingellD-MI-6
- Pat FallonR-TX-4
- Shomari FiguresD-AL-2
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1
- Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannR-TN-3
- Scott FranklinR-FL-18
- Russ FulcherR-ID-1
- Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29
- Jared F. GoldenD-ME-2
- Daniel S. GoldmanD-NY-10
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7
- Michael GuestR-MS-3
- Josh HarderD-CA-9
- Steven HorsfordD-NV-4
- Steny H. HoyerD-MD-5
- Bill HuizengaR-MI-4
- Jeff HurdR-CO-3
- Mike KellyR-PA-16
- Kimberlyn King-HindsR-MP-AL
- Nick LaLotaR-NY-1
- Nicholas A. LangworthyR-NY-23
- Michael LawlerR-NY-17
- Richard McCormickR-GA-7
- John J. McGuire IIIR-VA-5
- Grace MengD-NY-6
- Dave MinD-CA-47
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6
- Kevin MullinD-CA-15
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Gary J. PalmerR-AL-6
- Deborah K. RossD-NC-2
- Raul RuizD-CA-25
- Austin ScottR-GA-8
- Robert C. "Bobby" ScottD-VA-3
- Brad ShermanD-CA-32
- Jefferson ShreveR-IN-6
- Victoria SpartzR-IN-5
- Melanie A. StansburyD-NM-1
- Pete StauberR-MN-8
- Claudia TenneyR-NY-24
- Mike ThompsonD-CA-4
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
- Jill N. TokudaD-HI-2
- David G. ValadaoR-CA-22
- Gabe VasquezD-NM-2
- Eugene Simon VindmanD-VA-7
- Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Signed on later
- Gregory F. MurphyR-NC-3June 30, 2026
- Derrick Van OrdenR-WI-3June 30, 2026
- James R. BairdR-IN-4July 13, 2026
- Jake EllzeyR-TX-6July 13, 2026
- Stephanie I. BiceR-OK-5July 14, 2026
- Morgan LuttrellR-TX-8July 15, 2026
- Derek TranD-CA-45July 15, 2026
- Judy ChuD-CA-28July 21, 2026
- Veronica EscobarD-TX-16September 28, 2026
- Analilia MejiaD-NJ-11September 28, 2026