North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H254: Adopt Tuskegee Airmen Day.
Status: In committee, May 1, 2025
What the bill says
An act to designate the fourth thursday of march of every year as tuskegee airmen commemoration day in north carolina.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF MARCH OF EVERY YEAR AS TUSKEGEE AIRMEN COMMEMORATION DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA. Whereas, in 1941 the federal government established the 66th Air Force Flying School at Tuskegee Institute to train African-American pilots for the war; and Whereas, from 1941 through 1946, almost 1,000 African-Americans trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama; and Whereas, of the men who completed training at the Tuskegee Army Air Field were sent overseas for combat duty; and Whereas, pilots trained at Tuskegee Institute were known as "Tuskegee Airmen," although this phrase also later included navigators, bombardiers, instructors, and maintenance and support staff; and Whereas, the 99th Fighter Squadron, the first class trained at Tuskegee Institute, was sent to North Africa in the spring of 1943 for combat duty and in 1944, they were joined by other African-American squadrons to form the 332nd Fighter Squadron, which flew missions over Sicily, the Mediterranean, and North Africa; and Whereas, the Tuskegee Airmen compiled an outstanding record, which included completing more than 1,500 missions, destroying 260 enemy aircraft, sinking an enemy destroyer, and demolishing other enemy installation areas; and Whereas, the Tuskegee Airmen achieved an exceptional record for escorting bomber crews and earned the respect of their fellow bomber crews and their military …
Sponsors
- Price, Renée A. (D, 50) · primary sponsor
- Goodwin, Edward C. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Majeed, Nasif (I, 99) · primary sponsor
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109) · primary sponsor
- Adams, Jay (R, 96)
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Baker, Amber M. (D, 72)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Adopt Tuskegee Airmen Day. Second Reading (April 30, 2025): 114 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MINORITIES, HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCEs, CALENDAR, PUBLIC, ARMED FORCES
Common questions
- What is H254?
- H254 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Adopt Tuskegee Airmen Day.
- What does H254 do?
- In its own words: An act to designate the fourth thursday of march of every year as tuskegee airmen commemoration day in north carolina.
- What is the status of H254?
- In committee as of May 1, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored H254?
- Price, Renée A. (D, 50), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H254?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H254
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