Code Talkers Recognition Act
Latest action · Sep 20, 2006 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2005
- Passed SenateSep 20, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Code Talkers Recognition Act - Title I: Sioux Code Talkers - Requires the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of commemorative medals of appropriate design to Sioux Code Talkers of World War II..
Title II: Comanche Code Talkers - Requires the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of commemorative medals of appropriate design to Comanche Code Talkers of World War II.
Title III: Choctaw Code Talkers - Requires the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of commemorative medals of appropriate design to Choctaw Code Talkers of World War I.
Title IV: Sac and Fox Code Talkers - Requires the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of commemorative medals of appropriate design to Sac and Fox Code Talkers of World War II.
Title V: General Provisions - Requires the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of commemorative medals of appropriate design to any other Native American Code Talkers identified by the Secretary of Defense who has not previously received a congressional commemorative medal. .
Allows the posthumous award of a medal authorized by this Act.
Cosponsors 79
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2005 to Sep 19, 2006; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | May 13, 2005 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | May 13, 2005 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | May 13, 2005 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 13, 2005 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Jun 6, 2005 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jul 19, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Sep 30, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Oct 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Oct 25, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Jan 26, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred May 13, 2005Discharged Sep 20, 2006 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2006Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9850-9852)
- Sep 20, 2006Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9850-9852)
- Sep 20, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9850-9852)
- Sep 20, 2006Received in the House.
- Sep 20, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 20, 2006Held at the desk.
- May 13, 2005Introduced in Senate
- May 13, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5190-5191, S5194)
- May 13, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5190, S5194 | James M. Inhofe R-OK | May 13, 2005 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4299 | Choctaw Code Talkers Recognition Act | Related bill | Jan 5, 2006 |
| HR 4597 | Code Talkers Recognition Act | Related bill | Jan 10, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the presentation of commemorative medals on behalf of Congress to Native Americans who served as Code Talkers during foreign conflicts in which the United States was involved during the 20th century in recognition of the service of those Native Americans to the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Code Talkers Recognition Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Code Talkers Recognition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- May 13, 2005Introduced in Senate
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