The House passed H.R.4544, the Code Talkers Recognition Act, on Thursday.
The bill awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Indian soldiers who used their languages to develop codes for the U.S. military.. It identifies members of the Assiniboine, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chippewa/Oneida, Choctaw, Comanche, Cree, Crow, Hopi, Kiowa, Menominee, Meskwaki, Muscogee, Osage, Pawnee, Sac and Fox, Seminole, and Sioux tribes as potential recipients of the award.
The bill has not yet been considered by the Senate.
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