USS Frank E. Evans Act

Senate Bill

S. 3131

119th Congress

USS Frank E. Evans Act

In Committee

Introduced:Nov 6, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Josh Hawley

Senator

Republican

MO

Cosponsors

3

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Policy Area

Health

Summary

This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members from the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. These sailors died on June 3, 1969, when their ship was involved in a collision. The names must be added within one year of the bill becoming law.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SponsorJosh Hawley (R-MO)

Introduced11/6/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

ChamberSenate

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USS Frank E. Evans Act

This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members from the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. These sailors died on June 3, 1969, when their ship was involved in a collision. The names mus

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This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members from the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. These sailors died on June 3, 1969, when their ship was involved in a collision. The names must be added within one year of the bill becoming law.

Bill Number: 3131
Sponsor: Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Introduced: 11/6/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Policy Area: Health

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Title: USS Frank E. Evans Act
Bill Number: 3131
Sponsor: Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced: 11/6/2025
Summary: This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members from the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. These sailors died on June 3, 1969, when their ship was involved in a collision. The names must be added within one year of the bill b

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to add the names of 74 crew members from the USS Frank E. Evans to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. These sailors died on June 3, 1969, when their ship was involved in a collision. The names must be added within one year of the bill becoming law.

Last updated: 2/20/2026

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

The bill directs the addition of 74 names of USS Frank E. Evans crew members who died on June 3, 1969, to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
The Secretary of Defense must complete this addition within one year after the bill becomes law.
The Secretary of Defense must work with the Secretary of the Interior, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and other authorities to determine where and how to place the names if space is limited.
The usual rules that govern changes to memorials in Washington, D.C., known as the Commemorative Works Act, will not apply to this project.
The USS Frank E. Evans was a Navy destroyer whose crew members died during the Vietnam War era but are not currently listed on the memorial.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill primarily affects the families and survivors of the 74 USS Frank E. Evans crew members who died in 1969, providing official recognition of their service and sacrifice on the national memorial. It also affects the Vietnam Veterans Memorial itself by adding names to the wall and potentially requiring adjustments to accommodate the additional inscriptions. The bill honors these sailors by ensuring they are remembered alongside other service members who died during the Vietnam War.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Related Subjects

Health care costs and insurance

Medicare

Prescription drugs

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

3131, 119th Congress (2025). "USS Frank E. Evans Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-3131

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