Summary

Cancels every Medal of Honor that was awarded for actions at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890, and directs the appropriate Secretary to remove those names from the official Medal of Honor rolls. The law does not require recipients (or their families) to return the physical medals and does not remove any federal benefits tied to those awards. It also includes findings summarizing the history of the Medal of Honor and the Wounded Knee event and notes calls from tribes and organizations to withdraw those awards.

Key Points

• All Medals of Honor awarded for actions at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890 are cancelled.
• The appropriate Secretary must remove those awards from the official Medal of Honor rolls.
• Recipients or their heirs are not required to return physical medals.
• Federal benefits tied to those recipients are expressly preserved and not withdrawn.
• The bill includes findings summarizing the Wounded Knee event and notes calls from tribal nations and organizations to revoke those awards.
• The action is administrative and retrospective; it changes official records rather than creating new programs or funding.
• Because the medals remain physically with recipients/families, the measure focuses on symbolic and historical record correction rather than material penalties.

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