# 114-hr-4700: Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act

114-hr-4700, Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by PETER KING (R-NY); status Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4700
- Congress: 114
- Title: Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2016-03-03
- Sponsor: PETER KING (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), commonly known as Merrill's Marauders, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in the jungles of Burma during World War II. Following its award the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it will be displayed and made available for research. It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at other locations and events associated with Merrill's Marauders.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4700 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4700)

## Related
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- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1192)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
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