Remove the Stain Act
Latest action · Apr 12, 2021 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.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2021
- 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 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2021 to Aug 9, 2021, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Aug 9, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 12, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2226 | Remove the Stain Act | Identical bill | Mar 26, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2021Introduced in Senate
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