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.

Bill: 117-s-3358
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-12-09
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3358 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2021 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mrs. Capito , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Romney , Mr. Cotton , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Tester , Mr. Cruz , and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 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.

1. Honoring Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams as the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of World War II (a) Use of rotunda Upon his death, Hershel Woodrow Woody Williams, who is the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during World War II, shall be permitted to lie in state in the rotunda of the United States Capitol if he or his next of kin so elects. (b) Implementation The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take the necessary steps to implement subsection (a).