SENATE 1073117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Remove the Stain Act

Last Action: 4/12/2021

CRS Summary

As of 2021-04-12 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (8)

Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Tina Smith (D-MN)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Subjects

Conflicts and wars
Federal-Indian relations
Military history
Military personnel and dependents
South Dakota
U.S. history

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