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H.R. 4462 110th Congress House

Code Talkers Recognition Act

Official title: To authorize the award of a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the award of a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of their heroic and dramatic contributions to the Nation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 13, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Dec 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2008

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Code Talkers Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for: (1) the award on behalf of Congress of a single gold medal of appropriate design to honor the Native American members of the U.S. Armed Forces, collectively, who served as Code Talkers in any foreign conflict in which the United States was involved during the 20th century for display in the Smithsonian Institution; and (2) presentation of a gold duplicate of such medal to each Indian tribe that had tribal members who served as such Code Talkers. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike: (1) silver duplicates for transmittal to each individual who served as a Code Talker (or next of kin); and (2) bronze duplicates for public sale.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4544 Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
  • S 2681 Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Dec 17, 2007
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Dec 13, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 13, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4462: Code Talkers Recognition Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4462/
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