119th Congress

S. 1876

Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed Senate
Passed House
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Thom Tillis(R-NC)
Introduced: May 22, 2025
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committees: Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Official text: Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (2)

Original cosponsors (1)

Ted Budd (R-NC)

Added later (1)

Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Jan 5, 2026

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Reported to Senate” version

Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Forest Service to relocate a memorial in North Carolina honoring the nine Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982, if the owner of the private land where the memorial is currently located consents. The Forest Service may relocate the memorial to an appropriate site at the Stratton Ridge rest area located at mile marker 2 on the Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Nantahala National Forest. The site must be approved by (1) the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and (2) the Federal Highway Administration if the site is located adjacent to a federal-aid highway.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Oct 27, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Oct 27, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 21, 2025 · Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 22, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 22, 2025
Introduced in Senate