# 119-hr-819: Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act

119-hr-819, Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-819
- Congress: 119
- Title: Colonel Young Oak Kim Congressional Gold Medal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would award a **posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for Colonel Young Oak Kim** in recognition of his extraordinary heroism, leadership, and humanitarianism. It would direct congressional leaders to arrange the presentation and require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike a gold medal with suitable emblems and inscriptions. After the presentation the gold medal would be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research, with a preference for showing it at the National Portrait Gallery or loaning it elsewhere. The Secretary could also strike and sell bronze duplicates under regulations at prices sufficient to cover costs, and the medals would be treated as national medals and numismatic items under title 31.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/819)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-819 (as of 2026-04-21).