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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest…

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A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945.

Introduced: May 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This concurrent resolution authorizes the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state, upon death, of the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during World War II, if the individual or their next of kin so elects.

What's happening now May 16, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2929)

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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 17, 2020
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 17: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-17/
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"S. Con. Res. 17: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-17/.
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S. Con. Res. 17, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-17/.
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[S. Con. Res. 17: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SCONRES-17/)
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