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.

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.

WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act

The bill honors and preserves the history of World War II Army and Navy nurses with a Congressional Gold Medal and public displays while using Mint mechanisms to cover costs — a meaningful symbolic recognition that increases public awareness but provides no direct benefits to veterans and may shift modest costs or access limits onto collectors and Mint resources.

WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act

The bill officially honors WWII Army and Navy nurses and preserves the medal for public education while enabling paid public replicas that largely offset costs — delivering symbolic recognition and modest educational benefits at small fiscal and administrative cost, with limited broader policy impact.

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.