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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To grant a Congressional Gold Medal to American military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6, 1942.

H.R. 2598Introduced May 21, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Martin Heinrich D-NM
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 2009 — Referred to House Administration

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

67 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 61 Democrats

6 of 67 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

John Adler (D-NJ), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), John Boccieri (D-OH), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bobby Bright (D-AL), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), K. Conaway (R-TX), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mark Critz (D-PA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), Al Green (D-TX), Phil Hare (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Paul Hodes (D-NH), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Michael Honda (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and 37 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Martin Heinrich.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-1 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.