Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill authorizes the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the Jewish participants of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising who resisted Nazi forces. The medal, designed by the Treasury Secretary, will be presented by congressional leaders and permanently displayed at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, with potential future loans to institutions like Warsaw's POLIN Museum. It directly commemorates the historical resistance of approximately 3,000 Jewish fighters who defended their community against Nazi deportation and extermination efforts. The bill also permits the sale of bronze duplicates to cover production costs. This is a commemorative measure focused on preserving historical memory, not on creating new policy.
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Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Mar 1, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Mar 1, 2023
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1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
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William R. Keating
DDemocratic
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Andy Kim
DDemocratic
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Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
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Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
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Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
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David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
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Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Dina Titus
DDemocratic
Co
Donald M. Payne, Jr.
DDemocratic
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Doug LaMalfa
RRepublican
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Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
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