Remove the Stain Act

This bill would take back each Medal of Honor that was given for actions at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890. It says those awards honored actions during a massacre where hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children were killed, and even some U.S. troop deaths came from friendly fire. Leaders at the time called it a “wholesale massacre.” The goal is to protect the integrity of the Medal of Honor.

If it becomes law, the names tied to these medals would be removed from the official Medal of Honor Roll. No one would have to return a medal, and no federal benefits would be taken away.

• Who is affected: The people who received Medals of Honor for Wounded Knee and their official records.
• What changes: The medals are rescinded; names are taken off the Medal of Honor Roll; no return of medals required; no loss of benefits.
• Why: Congress finds the event was a massacre of mostly unarmed Native people, not an act that should be honored.