{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/2019/11/bost-introduces-bill-recognize-wwii-pacific-theater-pows", "BOST INTRODUCES BILL TO RECOGNIZE WWII PACIFIC THEATER POWs", "2019-11-12", "2019", "2019-11", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", "bost", "https://bost.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-IL) today introduced the bipartisan World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act to award Congress\u2019 highest civilian honor to American prisoners of war who fought Imperial Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II.\n\n\u201cAmerica\u2019s Greatest Generation was comprised of ordinary men and women who were challenged by their times to do extraordinary things,\u201d said Bost. \u201cMany of these brave Americans risked their lives and were captured in the Pacific Theater fighting against Japan\u2019s Imperial Army. Unfortunately, the memories of the sacrifices made by past generations of POWs too often fade with time. I\u2019m proud to introduce this legislation to honor the over 27,000 Americans held as prisoners of war and the 11,000 who died in Japanese POW camps. It\u2019s been a long time coming, but this is the recognition they deserve.\u201d\n\nThe Congressional Gold Medal is awarded to individuals and groups to recognize their contributions to the United States. Click [[{\"fid\":\"65242\",\"view_mode\":\"default\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"default\"},\"link_text\":\"here\",\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"default\"}},\"attributes\":{\"class\":\"media-element file-default\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]] to read the World War II Pacific War Heroes Congressional Gold Medal Act.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T23:43:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bost.house.gov/2019/11/bost-introduces-bill-recognize-wwii-pacific-theater-pows"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4292208943516016, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}