A bill to authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the last Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, in order to honor the Greatest Generation and the more than 16,000,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States from 1941 to 1945.
Summary
This bill authorizes Hershel Woodrow Williams, who is the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II, to lie in state in the Capitol rotunda upon his death.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 9, 2021
Last action Dec 9, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Dec 9, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
upper
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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