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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: January 22, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jan 22, 2021
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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 January 22, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S107)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 3, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 28, 2022
 R
Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Sep 13, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 12, 2021
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 22, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 3: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-3/
MLA
"S. Con. Res. 3: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-3/.
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S. Con. Res. 3, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SCONRES-3/.
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[S. Con. Res. 3: 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/117-SCONRES-3/)
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