S 1915 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Remove the Stain Act

Introduced 2025-05-22· Sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.(2025-05-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1915 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1915 To rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2025 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Smith, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Remove the Stain Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) The Medal of Honor is the highest military award of the United States. (2) Congress found that to earn the Medal of Honor ``the deed of the person…

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Cosponsors (7)

6 Democrats1 Independent