US HB3609

Rescinds all 20 Medals of Honor awarded to U.S. 7th Cavalry soldiers for their actions at the Wounded Knee Massacre on December 29, 1890, where approximately 350-375 Lakota men, women, and children were killed

Requires the Secretary of Defense to remove the names of these medal recipients from the official Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll under 10 U.S.C. § 1134a

Does not require any person to physically return a rescinded Medal of Honor to the federal government

Does not deny any federal benefits to individuals affected by the rescission

Responds to requests from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (2001 resolution) and the National Congress of American Indians (2007 resolution) to revoke these medals