House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

H.R. 640Introduced Jan 30, 2023Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Where it went

IntroducedJan 30, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 30, 2023 — 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 640.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TAKANO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 19, January 30, 2023, Page H511):
Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To honor Fred T. Korematsu with a Congressional Gold Medal
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2023 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ed Case (D-HI), Judy Chu (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Takano.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-39 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.