S. 381: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.

S. 381: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Who proposed it: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · what a sponsor is
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A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.

Plain summary

Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award, on behalf of Congress, of six gold medals in honor of the members of the 17th Bombardment Group (Medium), who became known as the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, in recognition of their military service during World War II. Requires: (1) five of the medals to be given to the five surviving members of the April 18, 1942, Tokyo bombing mission, or their next of kin; and (2) the remaining medal to be given to the National Museum of the United States Air Force, where it shall be displayed with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Goblets and made available for research. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Museum should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at locations and events associated with the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders. Designates medals stuck under this Act as national medals and numismatic items.

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A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · 79 cosponsors

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John Boozman (R-AR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), John Barrasso (R-WY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), John Thune (R-SD), Mike Crapo (R-ID), James E. Risch (R-ID), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 19 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s381.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s381 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113