House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act

H.R. 819Introduced Jan 28, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Colonel Young Oak Kim in recognition of his extraordinary heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism.

Sponsor: Rep. Marilyn Strickland D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 28, 2025 — 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. 819.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. STRICKLAND, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 18, January 28, 2025, Page H408):
Article 1, Section 8
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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

7 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 5 Democrats

2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

André Carson (D-IN), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Young Kim (R-CA), Dave Min (D-CA), James Moylan (R-GU), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Strickland.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-10 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.