North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
North Platte Canteen: Congressional Gold Medal
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on Financial Services. It is considered active, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill currently listed for this legislation.
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Key Points
- This bill would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the thousands of people who volunteered at the North Platte Canteen in Nebraska during World War II. The canteen was a famous stop where locals provided food and support to millions of soldiers traveling by train.
- Between 1941 and 1946, about 55,000 volunteers from Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas served roughly 6 million troops. Most of these volunteers were women who worked without any government funding to provide meals, coffee, and birthday cakes to service members.
- If passed, the gold medal would be displayed at the Lincoln County Historical Museum in North Platte. The government would also sell bronze copies of the medal to the public to help pay for the costs of making them.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
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