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

H.R. 9473 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Today, the individuals who defended Bataan and Corregidor and survived brutal imprisonment by Imperial Japan lack a collective Congressional Gold Medal honoring their specific service. After this bill takes effect, the United States will strike and award a… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.