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Remove the Stain Act

USA116th CongressS-3164| Senate 
| Updated: 1/8/2020
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jun 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3467
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 8, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3467
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.


  • January 8, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 8, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3467: Remove the Stain Act
Conflicts and warsFederal-Indian relationsMilitary historyMilitary personnel and dependentsSouth Dakota

Remove the Stain Act

USA116th CongressS-3164| Senate 
| Updated: 1/8/2020
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.
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Timeline
Jun 26, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3467
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 8, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • June 26, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3467
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.


  • January 8, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 8, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (5)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3467: Remove the Stain Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Conflicts and warsFederal-Indian relationsMilitary historyMilitary personnel and dependentsSouth Dakota