A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring the helicopter pilots and crewmembers who were killed while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-315| Senate
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Dan Sullivan
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (13)
Dean Heller (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring helicopter pilots and crew members who were killed while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, subject to an agreement with the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association under which the association shall pay all site preparation, construction, installation, and maintenance costs for the memorial. The Army shall remove the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Memorial Tree and place the monument where the tree stood.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
AsiaAviation and airportsCemeteries and funeralsConflicts and warsForests, forestry, treesMonuments and memorialsVeterans' organizations and recognitionVietnamVirginia
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring the helicopter pilots and crewmembers who were killed while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-315| Senate
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring helicopter pilots and crew members who were killed while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, subject to an agreement with the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association under which the association shall pay all site preparation, construction, installation, and maintenance costs for the memorial. The Army shall remove the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Memorial Tree and place the monument where the tree stood.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dan Sullivan
Republican Senator
Alaska
Cosponsors (13)
Dean Heller (Republican)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaAviation and airportsCemeteries and funeralsConflicts and warsForests, forestry, treesMonuments and memorialsVeterans' organizations and recognitionVietnamVirginia