H.R. 4254: Meskwaki Code Talkers Recognition Act
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H.R. 4254: Meskwaki Code Talkers Recognition Act
108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-30 · Commemorations · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Meskwaki Code Talkers Recognition Act
Plain summary
Meskwaki Code Talkers Recognition Act - Requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of gold medals of appropriate design to each of the named eight Meskwaki Code Talkers who served during World War II. Provides for additional medals to other individuals not named in this Act who also served in such capacity. Allows the medals to be awarded posthumously to a surviving family member of such individuals.
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Official text
Meskwaki Code Talkers Recognition Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4254.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4254 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108