CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Mike Flood (R-NE)

USS Frank E. Evans Act

H.R. 5945 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with 14 Democratic cosponsors · See all 21 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "USS Frank E. Evans Act," aims to honor fallen service members. It provides for the inclusion of the names of the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans who were killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The Secretary of Defense is tasked with authorizing this inclusion within one year of the Act's enactment. To handle potential space limitations, the Secretary must consult with various authorities regarding the placement and naming of these additions. Additionally, the Commemorative Works Act will not apply to these specific activities.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill honors the memory of fallen service members through their inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

  • Scored +5

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill provides posthumous recognition for the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans by adding their names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.