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H.R. 4597 (109th)

Code Talkers Recognition Act

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Introduced

16 December 2005

Last action

10 January 2006 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

15 August 2025

Defence

Summary

Code Talkers Recognition Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal: (1) to persons, including specified individuals, who served as Sioux or Comanche Code Talkers during World War II; (2) honoring the Choctaw Code Talkers of World War I; and (3) to any other Native American member of the armed forces, identified by the Secretary of Defense, who served as a Code Talker in any foreign conflict in which the United States was involved during the 20th Century. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck under this Act and to deposit the proceeds in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund to pay for the costs of the medals awarded under this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 16 December 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 December 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 December 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 January 2006

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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