HR 1299 United States House · 118th Congress

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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Last action Mar 1, 2023