Code Talkers Recognition Act

Bill: 109-s-1035
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2005-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congressional gold medals
Cryptography
Government Operations and Politics
History
Language and languages
Military history
Minorities
Native Americans
Oklahoma
World War I
World War II

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-13
text: 
Code Talkers Recognition Act - 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, Comanche, Choctaw, Sac and Fox, and any other Native American Code Talkers during World War I, World War II, and any other foreign conflict in which the United States was involved during the 20th Century in recognition of their contributions to the United States.
 
Allows the posthumous award of a medal authorized by this Act.

action_date: 2006-09-20
text: 

(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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9850-9852)
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S9850-9852)
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9850-9852)
action_date: 2006-09-20
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9850-9852)
action_date: 2005-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2005-05-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5190-5191, S5194)
action_date: 2005-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate