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: March 26, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 26, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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