[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2484]
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  HONORING THE LAST SURVIVING MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT OF THE KOREAN 
                                CONFLICT

  Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) 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, and ask for 
its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 33

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring),

     SECTION 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.

  The concurrent resolution was concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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