Bill > HR3272

This bill, the WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act, proposes to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War II. The bill outlines the significant contributions and sacrifices made by these nurses, who served under enemy fire, were taken as prisoners of war, and even lost their lives while caring for the wounded. The bill also acknowledges the discrimination faced by African-American nurses, who were initially subject to quotas and segregation. The bill authorizes the production of the gold medal, to be presented to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research, and allows for the production and sale of bronze duplicate medals.