H.R. 2226 · 117th Congress · 2021–2022
Remove the Stain Act
H.R. 2226 in the 117th Congress (2021–2022) was introduced on Mar 26, 2021, sponsored by Kaiali’i Kahele with 20 co-sponsors.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Status
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 26, 2021
- Co-sponsors
- 20
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
What it does
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.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Sponsor
Kaiali’i Kahele (D-HI). Co-sponsors: 20 Democrats.
Where it stands
- IntroducedMar 26, 2021
- Passed the House—
- Passed the Senate—
- Sent to the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (Mar 26, 2021)
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