Stop Cancel Culture from Degrading Honor Act

Bill: 117-hr-3507
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]
Introduced: 2021-05-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stop Cancel Culture from Degrading Honor Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the rescission of a military decoration after 10 years have passed since it was awarded unless the award was based on fraud or other misinformation or the individual awarded the decoration is prohibited from interment memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs or Arlington National Cemetery.</p> <p><br> </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3507 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2021 Mr. Jackson (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Norman , Ms. Herrell , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Mast , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Roy , and Mr. Gaetz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the rescission of a military decoration except under certain circumstances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Cancel Culture from Degrading Honor Act . 2. Prohibition of rescission of a military decoration except under certain circumstances Section 1136 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (a) In general.— before No ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Rescission of military decoration: prohibition; exceptions The Secretary concerned may not rescind the award of a military decoration described in subsection (a) after the day that is 10 years after the date of such award except in the following circumstances: (1) Such award was based on fraud or other misinformation. (2) The individual awarded such decoration is prohibited from interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National Cemetery under section 2411 of title 38. .