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.

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Timeline

1. 9 December 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 December 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 December 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 December 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 December 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 December 2021

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Sponsors

• Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Shelley Capito · R · Sponsor
• Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Ted Cruz · R · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• · ssra00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → A concurrent resolution authorizing 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.