S. 1055: A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.

S. 1055: A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-254.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-254. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 2, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the award of a congressional gold medal to the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service, collectively, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. Mandates giving the gold medal to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate and made available for research. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make such medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations associated with such Battalion, Team, and Service. Provides funding for the medal from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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Official text

A bill to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · 73 cosponsors

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Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James E. Risch (R-ID), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and 13 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s1055.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s1055 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111