U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
Status: In committee, February 21, 2025
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II from December 25, 1941, to April 1, 1946.
What the bill says
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II from December 25, 1941, to April 1, 1946.
From the introduced text, February 21, 2025:
A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II from December 25, 1941, to April 1, 1946. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act . SECTION 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Home-front volunteerism was integral to the victory of the United States during World War II. Numerous exemplars of patriotism emerged throughout the Midwest, galvanizing the rural United States and the rest of the country supporting the war effort. (2) The North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, was one of the largest volunteer efforts of World War II. (3) Canteen services boosted morale in the United States by providing free, wholesome entertainment to troops traveling across the country. Approximately 120 community-based canteens operated in the United States during World War II. (4) The North Platte Canteen greeted and served food to approximately 6,000,000 U.S. troops traveling across the United States from December 25, 1941, to April 1, 1946. (5) On December 17, 1941, the residents of North Platte, Nebraska, received information that a train of Nebraska National Guardsmen would be traveling through North Platte en route to the West Coast of the …
Sponsors
- Adrian Smith (R, HD-NE-3) · primary sponsor
- Don Bacon (R, HD-NE-2)
- Mike Flood (R, HD-NE-1)
- Seth Moulton (D, HD-006)
- Marc Veasey (D, HD-033)
- Tracey Mann (R, HD-001)
- John Moolenaar (R, HD-002)
- Derek Schmidt (R, HD-002)
- Kristen McDonald Rivet (D, HD-MI-8)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001)
- Nikki Budzinski (D, 13)
- Jason Smith (R, HD-MO-8)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Congressional tributes, U.S. history, Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers, Nebraska, Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB1502?
- HB1502 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act.
- What does HB1502 do?
- In its own words: To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II from December 25, 1941, to April 1, 1946.
- What is the status of HB1502?
- In committee as of February 21, 2025. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (February 21, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1502?
- Adrian Smith (R, HD-NE-3), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1502?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1502
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