S.Amdt. 1860Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)
S.Amdt. 1860
Sponsored by
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Submitted June 25, 2020
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June 25, 2020
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SA 1860. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following: SEC. ___. RESCISSION OF MEDALS OF HONOR AWARDED FOR ACTS AT WOUNDED KNEE CREEK ON DECEMBER 29, 1890. (a) In General.--Each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek, Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, on December 29, 1890, is rescinded. (b) Medal of Honor Roll.--The Secretary concerned shall remove the name of each individual awarded a Medal of Honor for acts described in subsection (a) from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll maintained under section 1134a of title 10, United States Code. (c) Return of Medal Not Required.--No person may be required to return to the Federal Government a Medal of Honor rescinded under subsection (a). (d) No Denial of Benefits.--This Act shall not be construed to deny any individual any benefit from the Federal Government. ______