H.R. 5304: Bakers Creek Air Crash Memorial Act of 2004
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H.R. 5304: Bakers Creek Air Crash Memorial Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-10-08 · Commemorations · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-10-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Bakers Creek Air Crash Memorial Act of 2004
Plain summary
Bakers Creek Air Crash Memorial Act of 2004 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery, or another appropriate site, a memorial marker to honor the memory of the members of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives at Bakers Creek, Australia on June 14, 1943.
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Official text
Bakers Creek Air Crash Memorial Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] · 2 cosponsors
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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5304.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr5304 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108