H.R.4544, the Code Talkers Recognition Act, was signed into law on Wednesday.

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.

Congress previously recognized members of the Navajo Nation who served as Code Talkers.

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Press Release: BOSWELL APPLAUDS BUSH FOR SIGNING CODE TALKERS BILL INTO LAW (Rep. Boswell 10/16)
Congress OKs 'Code Talker' Medal (Numismatic News 10/16)

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