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HR 5945 · in committee · symbolic

USS Frank E. Evans Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Department of Defense to add 74 USS Frank E. Evans crew members to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
  • Vietnam War veterans and their families are affected by this memorial recognition.
  • The bill has no fiscal cost and directs the Defense Department to authorize the names immediately.

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  1. 01

    What criteria should determine which service members from past conflicts are added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?

  2. 02

    How does adding these 74 names decades after the USS Frank E. Evans incident affect the memorial's historical accuracy and completeness?

  3. 03

    What process should the Defense Department follow to verify and authorize these additions to ensure the memorial remains authoritative?

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Mike Flood

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Introduced 2025-11-07

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-11-07 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  2. 2025-11-07 · house · IntroReferral

    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.

  3. 2025-11-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-11-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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