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Remove the Stain Act

2/8/2022, 11:15 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3164

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.

Current Status of Bill S 3164

Bill S 3164 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 8, 2020. Bill S 3164 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on January 8, 2020.  Bill S 3164's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. as of January 8, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3164

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
5
Democrat Cosponsors
4
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
1

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3164

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact Areas

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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3164

Remove the Stain Act
Remove the Stain Act
A bill to rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890, and for other purposes.

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