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110th Congress
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Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
Introduced: February 29, 2008
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Feb 29, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1432-1433)
Feb 29, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1432)
Feb 29, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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 in recognition of the service of Native American code talkers of specified Indian tribes. Defines "code talker" as a Native American who served in the Armed Forces during a foreign conflict and who participated in miliatary communications using a native language.
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Indian tribes, to identify Native American code talkers eligible for a gold medal.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1432-1433)
Committees of jurisdiction
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