S 315
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Asia
Aviation and airports
Cemeteries and funerals
Conflicts and wars
Forests, forestry, trees
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Vietnam
Virginia
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act
This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring helicopter pilots and crew members who were killed while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, subject to an agreement with the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association under which the association shall pay all site preparation, construction, installation, and maintenance costs for the memorial.
The Army shall remove the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Memorial Tree and place the monument where the tree stood.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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