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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

Introduced: February 6, 2017 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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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 February 6, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 877 Identical bill Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 6 Independent 1
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 10, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Feb 7, 2017
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 6, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 6, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 6, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 315: Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-315/
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"S. 315: Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-315/.
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S. 315, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-315/.
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