Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act," provides authorization for the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a specific memorial. The memorial honors nine Air Force crew members who died in a C-141B transport plane crash on August 31, 1982. The proposed relocation would move the memorial to the Stratton Ridge rest area at mile marker 2 on the Cherohala Skyway in North Carolina. This move requires the consent of the owner of the private land where the memorial is currently located. The Secretary of Agriculture must also approve the new site in concurrence with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and, if applicable, the Federal Highway Administration.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +1
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill reduces potential federal spending by prohibiting the use of federal funds for the memorial.
- Scored +1
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
The bill demonstrates fiscal responsibility by requiring private funding for the memorial relocation.
- Scored +1
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill facilitates a memorial within the National Forest system, which may have local interest for rural areas in North Carolina.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Relocation of the Memorial: The bill allows for the installation of the memorial at the Stratton Ridge rest area in the Nantahala National Forest, which honors the 9 Air Force crew members who died during a 1982 training mission (Section 2, subsection a).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Financial Responsibility: The individual or entity requesting the relocation must pay all costs related to using National Forest System land, including the costs for processing the application, issuing the special use authorization, performing environmental analysis, and the actual relocation, installation, and maintenance of the memorial (Section 2, subsection d).
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No Federal Funding: The bill explicitly prohibits the use of Federal funds to relocate, install, or maintain the memorial (Section 2, subsection c).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The bill demonstrates fiscal responsibility by requiring private funding for the memorial relocation. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill reduces potential federal spending by prohibiting the use of federal funds for the memorial.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill facilitates a memorial within the National Forest system, which may have local interest for rural areas in North Carolina.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill authorizes the management of a specific memorial installation on National Forest System land.
- 1/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/27/2025
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
- 10/21/2025
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 5/22/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina
Tammy DuckworthDemocrat · Illinois