S.2681 - Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008

A bill to require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers. as introduced.

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James Inhofe

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2/29/2008--Introduced.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. Def

Official Summary

2/29/2008--Introduced.
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.


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10/18/08
WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 110-420, The Code Talkers Recognition ...

The Code Talkers Recognition Act (H.R. 4462) · The Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 (S. 2681). See Bills on the Same Subject: Armed forces, Commemorations, Communications, Congress, Congressional gold medals, Defense policy, ...

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05/18/08
Meet “Barack Black Eagle” « FOX Embeds « FOXNews.com

Hopefully, now that Seantor Obama is one of us “Indians” (even if only adopted), he’ll sign on as a co-sponsor to S.2681, the “Code Talker Recognition Act of 2008″. Most Americans are aware of the heroic service of the Navajos with

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02/29/08
WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2681, The Code Talkers Recognition Act of ...

US Congress: S. 2681, The Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008.

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