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HR 1628 108th Congress House

Chief Martin Congressional Gold Medal Act

Official title: To award a congressional gold medal to Chief Phillip Martin of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Introduced: April 30, 2003 See on congress.gov
Commemorations CongressCongressional gold medalsMinoritiesMississippiNative Americans
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Apr 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Apr 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Chief Martin Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to Chief Phillip Martin in recognition of his leadership of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for over 45 years and for his contributions to the American Indian community, particularly to the native and non-native communities of Mississippi.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2 Republican 1
BOYD, ALLEN
· Sep 9, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 9, 2003
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jul 10, 2003
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· Jul 10, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 10, 2003
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jun 24, 2003
TAYLOR, GENE
· Jun 12, 2003
CARSON, BRAD
· Apr 30, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 30, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 30, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1628: Chief Martin Congressional Gold Medal Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1628/
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"H.R. 1628: Chief Martin Congressional Gold Medal Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1628/.
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H.R. 1628, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1628/.
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