Bill · S. 1280· Senate(119-S-1280)
Down East Remembrance Act
- Introduced
- 4/3/2025
- Last activity
- 12/9/2025 — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
- Sponsored by
- Thomas Tillis
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Down East Remembrance Act," seeks to designate six specific creeks in North Carolina. These designations are intended to honor the lives lost in a plane crash that occurred in Carteret County, North Carolina, on February 13, 2022. The act specifies the exact geographic coordinates for Noah Styron Creek, Hunter Parks Creek, Kole McInnis Creek, Stephanie Fulcher Creek, Jacob Taylor Creek, and Daily Shepherd Creek. It also ensures that any existing federal references to these creeks are updated to reflect the new names.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Commemoration of lost lives: The bill designates six creeks to honor those lost in a plane crash in Carteret County on February 13, 2022 (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are identified in the provided text.
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No significant interests or groups are affected by this bill.
- 12/9/2025
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
- 4/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina