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S 3131 · 119th CongressIntroduced

Add USS Frank E. Evans crew to Vietnam Memorial

Energy & Utilities
The vote
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Worked the bill
$486M
24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
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Summary

What the bill does

This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. These sailors died on June 3, 1969, when their ship was cut in half by an Australian aircraft carrier. The bill also waives certain rules that could delay adding the names.

Why it matters

The stakes

The families of these 74 sailors have waited decades for their loved ones to be recognized on the memorial. Adding their names would finally honor them as part of the Vietnam War.

The debate

What each side says

Supporters
  • The crew members died while serving in the Vietnam War zone, so they deserve the same recognition as others on the wall.bill
  • The bill waives bureaucratic rules that have prevented the names from being added for over 50 years.bill
Critics
  • No recorded objections.

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The bill

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S 3131Add USS Frank E. Evans crew to Vietnam MemorialEnergy & Utilities

Who paid lobbyists to work it

Direct tie24 groups · their total 2025 lobbying
GroupIssues2025 lobbying
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Has PAC?
STATE OF LOC NATION GLOBAL PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION›AdvocacyOtherBanking$80M✗No PAC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.›EnergyBankingForeign$70M✗No PAC
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS›Real EstateBankingInsurance$54M✓NAORPAC
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC›EnergyBankingHealth$34M✗No PAC
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES›TechSports & MediaBanking$26M✗No PAC
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY›TransportBankingForeign$20M✓GMC
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL›BankingEnergyTransport$19M✓ACCP
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC›BankingTechLabor$18M✓ASLSSFAP

Election money, in the distance

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