World War II

Major Thomas D. Howie Congressional Gold Medal

The bill formally honors Major Howie and expands public access to a commemorative medal while relying on Mint sales and internal funds to cover costs—providing remembrance and collector access at the cost of modest taxpayer exposure and some ongoing administrative burdens.

Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025

The bill formally acknowledges and educates the public about historical harms from the 1945 detonation via three plaques, at the cost of modest federal expenditures and reduced public visibility for plaques placed on active military sites.

WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act

The bill publicly honors WWII Army and Navy nurses with a Congressional Gold Medal and museum placement—creating lasting recognition and modest self-funded commemorative sales—while providing no immediate financial relief to veterans and imposing small fiscal and accessibility trade-offs through numismatic pricing and administrative costs.

Doris Miller Congressional Gold Medal Act

The bill formally honors Doris Miller and authorizes the Mint to produce and sell cost‑recovery replicas—preserving taxpayer funds and enabling public access—while creating administrative responsibilities and financial risk to the Mint’s fund that could indirectly affect taxpayers or limit broader commemorative revenue.

Corporal Fernando Ruiz Baltazar Posthumous Citizenship Act of 2025

The bill corrects a historical injustice by enabling posthumous citizenship recognition and related benefits for families of Philippines-enlisted WWII service members, but it requires agencies to authenticate old records and may leave some families without recourse if documentation is missing.

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.

The bill corrects a historical racial oversight by awarding Doris Miller the Medal of Honor and provides symbolic closure and precedent for reassessing past awards, while creating modest costs and a precedent that could trigger additional retroactive award requests and administrative burdens.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all 50 States should include the events of the September 11th terrorist attacks in the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools so that people in the United States may never forget that fateful day.

The bill encourages teaching and public recognition of September 11—supporting civic memory and honoring responders—but relies on voluntary guidance without funding, so benefits may be limited and could displace other classroom content if resources aren't provided.

Supporting the designation of Guam War Survivors Remembrance Day.

The resolution publicly honors Guam CHamoru survivors and preserves memory through a national commemorative day and acknowledgment of history, but it offers only symbolic recognition without new funding, benefits, or legal remedies.

Supporting the designation of Guam War Survivors Remembrance Day.

The resolution provides symbolic national recognition and cultural commemoration for CHamoru survivors but offers no material assistance or legal commitments, creating goodwill while risking unmet expectations.

American Patriots of WWII through Service with the Canadian and British Armed Forces Gold Medal Act of 2025

The bill gives formal national recognition and public preservation for U.S. nationals who served in allied WWII forces and allows sale of replicas to cover costs, while imposing modest taxpayer-funded administrative/production costs and limiting family ownership of an original medal and possibly raising prices for replica purchasers.