Senate honors 67 victims of Reagan National Airport collision
S.Res. 64 — A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the tragic mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and United States Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25 on January 29, 2025. · Filed by Jerry Moran (R-KS) · 31 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This is a Senate resolution honoring the 67 people who died in a mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport on January 29, 2025. The resolution expresses condolences to the victims' families and thanks the first responders and emergency personnel who worked the rescue and recovery effort.
Why we flagged it
This is a non-binding Senate resolution that commemorates a tragedy and honors first responders. It performs no legislative function, changes no law, and allocates no funds—it is purely a statement of collective mourning and gratitude placed in the Congressional Record.
Who it affects
The resolution creates no legal change and imposes no direct cost or benefit on ordinary citizens. However, it serves a legitimate public-accountability function by placing the tragedy and the responders' work on the official record, which has modest civic value in acknowledging collective loss and honoring public service.
Named in the bill
American Airlines Flight 5342, United States Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Defense
Where it stands
31 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 15 Republicans.
- Feb 6, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Feb 6, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,829 characters) on Sep 18, 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.
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