Senate honors 67 people who died in plane and helicopter crash
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 bill honors 67 people who died in a crash on January 29, 2025. American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army helicopter hit each other near Reagan National Airport. The bill says the Senate is sad for the people who died. It thanks the workers who helped with rescue and recovery.
Who it affects
The bill honors the people who died and their loved ones. It thanks the workers who helped after the crash. The bill does not change any laws or cost money.
One thing to notice
This bill puts the crash and the workers' help into the Senate record.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
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…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- bill — A formal statement passed by Congress that honors people or events but does not create new laws.
- rescue and recovery — Finding and helping people who are hurt, and finding people who died.
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 14,342 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 2026-09-18.
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