Remove the Stain Act
Latest action · Jan 8, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 8, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jan 8, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jan 8, 2020 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jan 8, 2020 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 8, 2020 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jan 8, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jan 8, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1073 | Remove the Stain Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 12, 2021 |
| HR 3467 | Remove the Stain Act | Identical bill | Jun 26, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Remove the Stain Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2020Introduced in Senate
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