North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HCR3005: A concurrent resolution urging the 119th Congress to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall the names of the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans.
Status: Signed into law, March 20, 2025
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution urging the 119th Congress to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall the names of the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans.
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2025:
A concurrent resolution urging the 119th Congress to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall the names of the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans. WHEREAS, in the early morning hours of June 3, 1969, while participating in Operation Sea Spirit, the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans collided with the HMAS Melborne in the South China Sea, resulting in the death of 74 United States sailors, including Patrick Gene Glennon of Fessenden, North Dakota, and Robert James Seale of Grand Forks, North Dakota; and WHEREAS, all American ships were ordered out from combat support missions in Vietnam to participate in the training operation; and WHEREAS, Public Law No. 96-297 [94 Stat. 827; 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.], authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to establish a memorial in honor and recognition of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam War; and WHEREAS, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund relies on the department of defense to compile the list of names and criteria for inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; and WHEREAS, under Title 38, United States Code, Section 101, veterans who died as a direct or indirect result of military operations in Southeast Asia are eligible for inclusion on the memorial; and WHEREAS, the evidence …
Sponsors
- Mary Schneider (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Lauriebeth Hager (D, 21)
- Kathy Hogan (D, 21)
- James Kasper (R, 46)
- Lawrence Klemin (R, 47)
- Richard Marcellais (D, 9)
- Andrew Marschall (R, 16)
- Jeremy Olson (R, 26)
- Brandy Pyle (R, 22)
- Matthew Ruby (R, 40)
- Austen Schauer (R, 13)
- Bill Tveit (R, 33)
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21
- : Signed by Speaker
- : Signed by President
- : Returned to House
- : Second reading, adopted
- : Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
- : Committee Hearing 09:45
- : Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
- : Received from House
- : Second reading, adopted yeas 88 nays 0
Votes
- Final Passage (January 31, 2025): 88 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCR3005?
- HCR3005 is a bill in the North Dakota Legislature (69th Legislative Assembly): A concurrent resolution urging the 119th Congress to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall the names of the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans.
- What does HCR3005 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution urging the 119th Congress to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall the names of the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans.
- What is the status of HCR3005?
- Signed into law as of March 20, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21 (March 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HCR3005?
- Mary Schneider (D, 21), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR3005?
- On the North Dakota Legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo3005.html
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