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A resolution recognizing the Sailors and Marines who sacrificed their lives for ship and shipmates while fighting the devastating 1967 fire onboard USS Forrestal and, during the week of the 50th…

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A resolution recognizing the Sailors and Marines who sacrificed their lives for ship and shipmates while fighting the devastating 1967 fire onboard USS Forrestal and, during the week of the 50th anniversary of the tragic event, commemorating the efforts of those who survived.

Introduced: July 27, 2017 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Oct 24, 2017
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6773)
Oct 24, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6773)
Oct 24, 2017
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6773)
Oct 24, 2017
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6773)
Oct 24, 2017
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6773)
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4433)
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,578 Ernst, Joni To amend the preamble. Agreed to Oct 24, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the USS Forrestal fire.

What's happening now October 24, 2017

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6773)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 234: A resolution recognizing the Sailors and Marines who sacrificed their lives for ship and shipmates while fighting the devastating 1967 fire onboard USS Forrestal and, during the week of the 50th anniversary of the tragic event, commemorating the efforts of those who survived.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-234/
MLA
"S. Res. 234: A resolution recognizing the Sailors and Marines who sacrificed their lives for ship and shipmates while fighting the devastating 1967 fire onboard USS Forrestal and, during the week of the 50th anniversary of the tragic event, commemorating the efforts of those who survived.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-234/.
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S. Res. 234, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-234/.
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[S. Res. 234: A resolution recognizing the Sailors and Marines who sacrificed their lives for ship and shipmates while fighting the devastating 1967 fire onboard USS Forrestal and, during the week of the 50th anniversary of the tragic event, commemorating the efforts of those who survived.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-234/)
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