HCR 3005 North Dakota House · 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

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.

HCR 3005 is a North Dakota legislative resolution urging the 119th U.S. Congress to add the names of 74 U.S. Navy sailors who died when the USS Frank E. Evans collided with an Australian ship in 1969 to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. It specifically requests Congress amend memorial inclusion criteria to recognize these sailors, who were on combat support missions in the South China Sea during Operation Sea Spirit. The resolution cites evidence showing the ship was engaged in combat support operations, aligning with eligibility under Title 38 of the U.S. Code. As a non-binding resolution, it does not change federal law but formally requests congressional action to honor the sailors, including two from North Dakota (Patrick Glennon and Robert Seale).
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

INTRODUCED Enrollment · 3 edits
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This bill (HCR 3005) is a concurrent resolution urging Congress to add the names of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans crew members to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. The document was reformatted from a simple text file to a formal legislative document with proper headers, signatures, and page numbering. No substantive policy changes occurred - the resolution's purpose and content remain identical.
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Document formatting changed from plain text to formal legislative format with proper headers, signature lines for House/Senate officers, and page numbering

Added sponsor names and legislative session information (Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly, Regular Session Commencing January 7, 2025)

Added filing information section for Secretary of State to record when the resolution was filed

Floor votes · House Jan 31, 2025

How they voted

860
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 92
Jan 31, 2025
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
R Republican81
77 Yea 4
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/21
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 6 0 0
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:45
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee
upper
Jan 31, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-0-6)
house
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Hearing 09:00
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

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