Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in honor of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict.

Bill: 118-hconres-103
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2024-04-12
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Congressional tributes

Military history

U.S. Capitol

U.S. history

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2024 Mr. Bishop of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Womack , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Ryan , and Mr. Alford ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in honor of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict.

1. Honoring the last medal of honor recipient of the Korean conflict (a) Use of rotunda In recognition of Army Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last recipient of the Medal of Honor for acts performed during the Korean conflict, his remains shall be permitted to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol on April 29, 2024, in order to honor the Silent Generation and the more than 5,700,000 men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Forgotten War from 1950 to 1953. (b) Implementation The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, shall take all necessary steps to carry out this section.