A resolution honoring the service and memory of Army Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., Army Staff Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, Army Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, and Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who died during a recovery mission in support of a regularly scheduled training exercise while serving in Lithuania.
SRES 237 is a ceremonial Senate resolution honoring Army Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., Staff Sgt. Edvin Franco, Staff Sgt. Troy Knutson-Collins, and Pfc. Dante Taitano, who died during a vehicle recovery mission in Lithuania while supporting a NATO training exercise. The resolution expresses the Senate’s gratitude for their service, acknowledges the multinational recovery effort involving U.S., Lithuanian, Polish, and Estonian personnel, and reaffirms commitment to NATO deterrence in the Baltic region. It has no policy impact - it solely commemorates the soldiers’ sacrifice and their role in a U.S.-led NATO mission.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
President
Introduced May 20, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Amendments
1
May 20, 2025
Introduced
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3003; text: CR S3012)
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
upper
May 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Charles E. Schumer
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Elissa Slotkin
DDemocratic
Co
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Mitch McConnell
RRepublican
Co
Tammy Duckworth
DDemocratic
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