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119 · S 1876 Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act

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Small, non-controversial Forest Service memorial bill. Reported out of Senate Ag on Oct 21 and paired with a bipartisan House companion. With Republicans controlling both chambers, the clean text and zero federal cost make it a prime candidate for hotlined passage in the Senate and House suspension thereafter. Composite viability: 4/5. [1]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Lands Bills App…[2]Congress.gov — All Info — H.R.3584 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Con…[3]Office of Sen. John Thune — Thune Delivers First Remarks as Senate Majority Lea…

4/5
Composite viability
1UC/voice (low floor time)
Expected Senate path
0$ (barred by text)
Budget impact (federal)
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Published
28 Oct 2025
Updated
28 Oct 2025
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Procedural-viability · Senate-floor · House-floor
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Procedural snapshot (as of Oct 28, 2025)

  • Bill: S.1876 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act; sponsor Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), cosponsor Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC). Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. [4]Congress.gov — S.1876 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Congress.gov)
  • Senate committee status: Approved in a 10/21 business meeting and advanced as part of a broader public-lands/USFS slate. [1]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Lands Bills App…[5]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Business Meetin…
  • House companion: H.R.3584 (Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-NC-11) with Rep. Don Davis (D-NC-1) as original cosponsor; pending in House Agriculture. [2]Congress.gov — All Info — H.R.3584 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Con…
  • Key text features: No federal funds may be used; requester must cover application/environmental analysis/installation/maintenance; siting requires NCDOT concurrence and, if applicable, FHWA concurrence. [6]Congress.gov — H.R.3584 text — funding/costs/approvals clauses (Congress.gov)
  • Chamber control/leadership context: GOP Senate majority under Majority Leader John Thune; House GOP majority under Speaker Mike Johnson. [3]Office of Sen. John Thune — Thune Delivers First Remarks as Senate Majority Lea…[7]Associated Press — AP — Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House Speaker (Jan. 3,…
  • Gatekeepers: Senate Ag Chair John Boozman; House Ag Chair Glenn “GT” Thompson. Both committees historically move small USFS items on voice/UC packages. [8]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Senate Agricult…[9]U.S. House Committee on Agriculture — House Agriculture Committee — Chairman Gl…
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Rubric evaluation

Factor Assessment Rationale
Chamber of Origin High Originates in the Senate with a live House companion; bipartisan in the House (Davis). [4]Congress.gov — S.1876 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Congress.gov)[2]Congress.gov — All Info — H.R.3584 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Con…
Vehicle Type Medium-High Standalone authorizing bill, but already grouped with a committee lands/USFS slate—typical vehicle for en bloc passage. [1]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Lands Bills App…
Senate Threshold High Expect hotline and unanimous consent/voice vote; if objection arises, it’s non-reconciliation and would face 60-vote cloture, but controversy risk is minimal given zero cost/local support. (Leadership context noted.) [3]Office of Sen. John Thune — Thune Delivers First Remarks as Senate Majority Lea…
Committee Path High Aligned, low-friction committees; Senate Ag already ordered reported; House Ag chaired by GT Thompson—routine venue for such measures. [1]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Lands Bills App…[9]U.S. House Committee on Agriculture — House Agriculture Committee — Chairman Gl…
Must-Pass Potential Medium Can ride a small lands/USFS package or end-of-year clearance; doesn’t need a must-pass hook given UC potential. [1]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Lands Bills App…
Budget Scorekeeping High Text bars federal funding and assigns all costs to the requester; no CBO/JCT scoring issues anticipated. [6]Congress.gov — H.R.3584 text — funding/costs/approvals clauses (Congress.gov)
Calendar Math Medium Late-October floor time is tight amid shutdown/appropriations friction, but UC clears such items quickly; Senate’s 2025 schedule leaves windows for wrap-up. [10]Politico — Politico — How John Thune sees the shutdown ending (Oct. 1, 2025)[11]Senate.gov — U.S. Senate — Tentative 2025 Legislative Schedule
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Likely procedural path

  1. Senate: Hotlined and cleared by unanimous consent, either standalone or bundled with the committee’s USFS/lands slate. If an objection pops, it can still move by short time agreement. [1]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Lands Bills App…
  2. House: Taken up on the Suspension calendar (2/3 threshold) with bipartisan North Carolina support; no need for a rule or lengthy debate. [2]Congress.gov — All Info — H.R.3584 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Con…
  3. Resolving differences: If the House passes the Senate bill text verbatim (likely), it can go straight to enrollment without conference.
  4. Timing: 2–6 weeks if leadership prioritizes a clearance package; otherwise holds until the next end-of-week or year-end wrap-up. (Floor congestion acknowledged.) [10]Politico — Politico — How John Thune sees the shutdown ending (Oct. 1, 2025)
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Risks and X-factors

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Composite score

Overall viability assessment for S.1876 under the rubric.

Composite viability
4/5
Expected Senate path
1UC/voice (low floor time)
Budget impact (federal)
0$ (barred by text)

Bottom line: Clean, zero-cost, locally supported USFS memorial bill with Senate Ag action complete and a bipartisan House companion. Under current GOP control of both chambers, this is well-positioned for quick clearance once floor managers run a lands/memorials package. [1]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry — Lands Bills App…[2]Congress.gov — All Info — H.R.3584 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Con…[3]Office of Sen. John Thune — Thune Delivers First Remarks as Senate Majority Lea…

Sources cited
  1. [1] Lands Bills Approved by Senate Ag Committee (Oct. 21, 2025) U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  2. [2] All Info — H.R.3584 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Congress.gov) Congress.gov
  3. [3] Thune Delivers First Remarks as Senate Majority Leader (Jan. 3, 2025) Office of Sen. John Thune
  4. [4] S.1876 — Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act (Congress.gov) Congress.gov
  5. [5] Business Meeting agenda including S.1876 (Oct. 21, 2025) U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  6. [6] H.R.3584 text — funding/costs/approvals clauses (Congress.gov) Congress.gov
  7. [7] AP — Mike Johnson narrowly reelected House Speaker (Jan. 3, 2025) Associated Press
  8. [8] Senate Agriculture Committee — Chairman John Boozman U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  9. [9] House Agriculture Committee — Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
  10. [10] Politico — How John Thune sees the shutdown ending (Oct. 1, 2025) Politico
  11. [11] U.S. Senate — Tentative 2025 Legislative Schedule Senate.gov

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