# 117-hr-7972: USS Frank E. Evans Act

117-hr-7972, USS Frank E. Evans Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7972
- Congress: 117
- Title: USS Frank E. Evans Act
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2022-06-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

USS Frank E. Evans Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
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- 117-hr-2249: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7972 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7972)

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- [117-hr-2249: Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2249)
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- [117-hr-695: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-695)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
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