S 645 · in committee · major
North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- The bill authorizes a Congressional Gold Medal to honor supporters of the North Platte Canteen during World War II.
- The medal recognizes individuals and communities in North Platte, Nebraska who funded and supported the canteen.
- The medal is a symbolic honor with no direct federal spending mechanism or implementation timeline specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should Congress balance honoring historical contributions like the North Platte Canteen with the hundreds of other World War II service organizations seeking similar recognition?
- 02
What makes the North Platte Canteen's support efforts distinctive enough to warrant a Congressional Gold Medal compared to other wartime civilian volunteer initiatives?
- 03
Since the bill specifies no implementation timeline or spending details, what practical steps would be required to actually produce and present the medal?
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Sponsor · R-NE
Deb Fischer
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
75/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-20
Joining the bill

Pete Ricketts
R-NE · original

Roger Marshall
R-KS

Jerry Moran
R-KS

John W. Hickenlooper
D-CO

Raphael G. Warnock
D-GA

Kevin Cramer
R-ND

Michael F. Bennet
D-CO

Ted Budd
R-NC

Martin Heinrich
D-NM

Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY

Tammy Baldwin
D-WI

John Cornyn
R-TX
+ 63 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-20 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-02-20 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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