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HR 7972 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

USS Frank E. Evans Act

Introduced: June 7, 2022 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jun 7, 2022
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.
Jun 7, 2022
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USS Frank E. Evans Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.

What's happening now June 7, 2022

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4350 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 14, 2022
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Sep 14, 2022
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jun 21, 2022
Armstrong, Kelly
· Jun 7, 2022
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jun 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7972: USS Frank E. Evans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7972/
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"H.R. 7972: USS Frank E. Evans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7972/.
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H.R. 7972, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7972/.
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