H.R. 2226 · 117th Congress

Remove the Stain Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2021-03-26
Latest action
2021-03-26 · Introduced in House

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.