SCON 33 ENR: Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in honor of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict. U.S. Senate 2024-04-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America2d SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty fourS. CON. RES. 33IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 17, 2024Agreed toCONCURRENT RESOLUTIONAuthorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in honor of the remains of Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during the Korean conflict.

1.

Honoring the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean conflict

(a)

Use of rotunda

In recognition of Army Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., the last surviving 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 President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall take all necessary steps to carry out this section.

Secretary of the SenateClerk of the House of Representatives