CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Adam Schiff (D-CA)

USS Frank E. Evans Act

S. 3131 · Senate bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 4 cosponsors

Last activity — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.

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

The USS Frank E. Evans Act requires the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia. This action must be authorized within one year of the Act's enactment. The Secretary of Defense must consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and other authorities regarding name placement and space limits. Additionally, the Commemorative Works Act will not apply to these activities.

Yes

  • Scored +10

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

    Provides long-overdue honor and recognition for 74 lost sailors on the national memorial wall.

  • Scored +5

    Would people over 65 be better off under this?

    Positive impact for aging relatives and survivors of the deceased crew members.

  • Scored +5

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

    Provides symbolic benefit and recognition to the families and legacy of lost veterans.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.