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Honoring the lives of Lance Corporal Ruben Velasco of West Covina, California, Corporal Nathaniel Ordway of Wichita, Kansas, and Captain Benjamin Cross of Bethel, Maine, who perished on August 5,…

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Honoring the lives of Lance Corporal Ruben Velasco of West Covina, California, Corporal Nathaniel Ordway of Wichita, Kansas, and Captain Benjamin Cross of Bethel, Maine, who perished on August 5, 2017, during military operations off the coast of Australia.

Introduced: August 29, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Oct 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Aug 29, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends the deepest sympathies of the House of Representatives to the families and friends of fallen Marines Lance Corporal Ruben Velasco of West Covina, California, Corporal Nathaniel Ordway of Wichita, Kansas, and Captain Benjamin Cross of Bethel, Maine, in their bereavement.

What's happening now October 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Estes, Ron
Kansas · Aug 29, 2017
Poliquin, Bruce
· Aug 29, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 498: Honoring the lives of Lance Corporal Ruben Velasco of West Covina, California, Corporal Nathaniel Ordway of Wichita, Kansas, and Captain Benjamin Cross of Bethel, Maine, who perished on August 5, 2017, during military operations off the coast of Australia.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-498/
MLA
"H. Res. 498: Honoring the lives of Lance Corporal Ruben Velasco of West Covina, California, Corporal Nathaniel Ordway of Wichita, Kansas, and Captain Benjamin Cross of Bethel, Maine, who perished on August 5, 2017, during military operations off the coast of Australia.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-498/.
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H. Res. 498, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-498/.
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[H. Res. 498: Honoring the lives of Lance Corporal Ruben Velasco of West Covina, California, Corporal Nathaniel Ordway of Wichita, Kansas, and Captain Benjamin Cross of Bethel, Maine, who perished on August 5, 2017, during military operations off the coast of Australia.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-498/)
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