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Read. Follow. Verify.USS Frank E. Evans Act
Last action · November 7, 2025: 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.Sponsors: Mike Flood and 21 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans, who died on June 3, 1969, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The project must be completed within one year of the bill's enactment.
The bill mandates a physical change to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall to include 74 specific names, bypassing standard commemorative review processes to ensure completion within one year.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Families of the USS Frank E. Evans crew
The names of their deceased family members are mandated for inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
Department of Defense
The agency is tasked with authorizing the memorial update and conducting required consultations within a one-year timeframe.
Department of the Interior
The agency is required to consult on the placement and nomenclature of the new names on the memorial.
Key Facts
- The Secretary of Defense must authorize the addition of 74 crew members' names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
- The deadline for this authorization is one year after the date of the Act's enactment.
- The Secretary of Defense is required to consult with the Secretary of the Interior and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
- Consultation must address nomenclature and physical space limitations on the memorial wall.
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- The Commemorative Works Act (Chapter 89 of title 40, U.S. Code) does not apply to these activities.
- The crew members in question were killed on June 3, 1969.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the names be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?
Does this bill follow standard memorial approval processes?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Nov 7, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred 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.
- Nov 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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Exemption from Commemorative Works Act
The bill explicitly bypasses the Commemorative Works Act, which is a standard regulatory hurdle for memorial changes, indicating a legislative intent to expedite the process.
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