Congress orders a memorial for Zeus 95 crew at Arlington
S. 5494 — Zeus 95 Memorial Act · Filed by Patty Murray (D-WA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Army to put a monument in Arlington National Cemetery. It honors the Zeus 95 crew who died on March 12, 2026. They died during Operation Epic Fury. The Air Force must pay for the site, building, setup, and upkeep. If Arlington has no room, the monument goes outside the cemetery entrance.
Who it affects
The bill honors fallen military personnel. The Air Force pays all costs. The public can visit the memorial.
One thing to notice
The Air Force must pay for the monument forever. There is no limit on cost or end date.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Arlington National Cemetery — A military cemetery near Washington, D.C., where soldiers and veterans are buried.
- monument — A structure built to honor or remember a person or event.
- Operation Epic Fury — A military operation during which the Zeus 95 crew was killed in action.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,462 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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