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HR 2226 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Federal-Indian relations Military history Military personnel and dependents South Dakota U.S. history

Remove the Stain Act

Introduced: May 11, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 26, 2021
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Remove the Stain Act

This bill rescinds each Medal of Honor awarded for acts that occurred on December 29, 1890, at Wounded Knee Creek, Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.

The bill requires the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard to remove the names of those award recipients from the Medal of Honor Roll.

What's happening now March 26, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 14
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 7, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 12, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jul 13, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jul 13, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 16, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · May 11, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 21, 2021
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 15, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 26, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 26, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 26, 2021
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2226: Remove the Stain Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2226/
MLA
"H.R. 2226: Remove the Stain Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2226/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2226, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2226/.
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[H.R. 2226: Remove the Stain Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2226/)
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