House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the troops who defended Bataan during World War II.

H.R. 3712Introduced Dec 16, 2011Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor: Rep. Martin Heinrich D-NM

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 16, 2011
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Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 12, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3712.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HEINRICH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H9927):
Article I Section 8
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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

12 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 11 Democrats

1 of 12 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Mark Critz (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ben Luján (D-NM), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Linda Sánchez (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th 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.