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US HB819
Bill
Status
1/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marilyn Strickland
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AI Summary
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Posthumously awards a Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim (1919-2005), a Korean American who served in World War II and the Korean War despite initially being barred from enlisting due to racial discrimination
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Recognizes Kim's heroism at the Battle of Anzio, where he crawled 600 yards under enemy observation to capture German prisoners, earning the Distinguished Service Cross and Italy's Military Valor Cross
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Honors Kim's service with the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated unit in U.S. military history, and his distinction as the first officer of color to command an Army battalion in combat during the Korean War
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Acknowledges Kim's post-military humanitarian work founding multiple Los Angeles organizations including the Koreatown Youth and Community Center (1975), Center for the Pacific Asian Family (1978), Korean Health Education Information and Research Center (1986), and the Go for Broke National Education Center (1989)
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Directs the medal be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research, and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bronze duplicates
Legislative Description
Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/28/2025