# 119-hr-821: Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

119-hr-821, Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-821
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would authorize a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu** honoring his civil rights leadership and legal challenge to wartime exclusion. It would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the gold medal, give the medal to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research with preference for Smithsonian‑affiliated venues like the National Portrait Gallery, and treat the medals as national and numismatic items under federal law. The Secretary could sell bronze duplicates at a price sufficient to cover costs, and the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund would pay minting costs and receive proceeds from duplicate sales.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hres-1641: Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-821 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/821)

## Related
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hres-1641: Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation o…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1641)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-821 (as of 2026-04-21).