S 338 · in committee · major
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- The bill awards a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Fred Korematsu for his civil rights contributions.
- The honor recognizes Korematsu's loyalty, patriotism, and dedication to justice and equality.
- This is a ceremonial honor with no direct fiscal cost beyond medal production and presentation.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should we weigh Korematsu's legal challenge to internment against his later recognition as a patriot in understanding American civil rights history?
- 02
What criteria should Congress use to decide which historical figures receive this ceremonial honor, and does Korematsu's case meet those standards?
- 03
Beyond the medal itself, what broader impact might posthumous recognition have on how we teach or remember Japanese American internment in schools and public discourse?
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Sponsor · D-HI
Mazie K. Hirono
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
22/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-30
Joining the bill
Mark R. Warner
D-VA · original
Richard Blumenthal
D-CT · original
Cory A. Booker
D-NJ · original
Catherine Cortez Masto
D-NV · original
Jeff Merkley
D-OR · original
Alex Padilla
D-CA · original
Jacky Rosen
D-NV · original
Tina Smith
D-MN · original
Ron Wyden
D-OR · original
Sheldon Whitehouse
D-RI · original
Tammy Duckworth
D-IL · original
Margaret Wood Hassan
D-NH · original
+ 10 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-30 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-01-30 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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