HR 4544 110th Congress House Commemorations Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional gold medals Government Operations and Politics History Military communications Military history Minorities Native Americans

Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008

Introduced: December 13, 2007 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 15, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-420.

Oct 15, 2008

Signed by President.

Oct 6, 2008

Presented to President.

Oct 1, 2008

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 30, 2008

Cleared for White House.

Sep 30, 2008

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10183)

Sep 30, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10183)

Sep 25, 2008

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Sep 25, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 25, 2008

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Sep 25, 2008

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Sep 25, 2008

Considered as unfinished business.

Sep 23, 2008

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Capito objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

Sep 23, 2008

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4544.

Sep 23, 2008

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8696-8699; text of measure as introduced: CR H8696)

Sep 23, 2008

Mr. Gutierrez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Mar 28, 2008

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

Dec 13, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Dec 13, 2007

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of gold medals (to be maintained by the Smithsonian Institution) to recognize the service of Native American code talkers during World War I and World War II. Defines "code talker" as a Native American who served in the Armed Forces during a foreign conflict and who transmitted secret coded messages for tactical military operations during World War I and World War II using native tribal language.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury: (1) in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Indian tribes, to identify each Native American tribe, with the exception of the Navajo Nation, that had a member serve as a Native American code talker; (2) to provide a list of such code talkers to the Smithsonian Institution; (3) to design and strike the gold medals to be awarded; and (4) to strike silver duplicate medals for such code talkers or their next of kin or personal representatives. Authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicate medals to pay for the cost of the gold and silver medals.

Directs the Smithsonian Institution to accept and maintain the gold medals awarded on behalf of the code talkers. Encourages the Smithsonian Institution to create a standing exhibit for Native American code talkers or Native American veterans.

Authorizes payment from the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund for the cost of medals struck pursuant to this Act.

What's happening now October 15, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-420.

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