H.R. 9473: Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-06-25 · International Affairs · Latest: 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.

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Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act

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Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr9473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] · 68 cosponsors

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Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), André Carson (D-IN), Dina Titus (D-NV), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), John R. Carter (R-TX), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Dave Min (D-CA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Don Bacon (R-NE), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Michael Guest (R-MS), Brian Babin (R-TX), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jason Crow (D-CO), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), John J. McGuire III (R-VA), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Austin Scott (R-GA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr9473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr9473 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills