Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans.

Bill: 117-hres-1070
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2022-04-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional tributes

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2022-04-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution acknowledges that Specialist Bishop E. Evans was discovered, deceased, along the Rio Grande, near Eagle Pass, Texas. The resolution also honors the life and service of Specialist Evans and recognizes that his actions resulted in the survival of two migrants.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1070 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2022 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. McCarthy , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Jackson , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Babin , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Feenstra , Mrs. Steel , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. McKinley , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Gibbs , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , and Mr. Hudson ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services RESOLUTION Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans.

Whereas Specialist (hereinafter, SPC ) Bishop E. Evans was born in Arlington, Texas, raised by his grandmother, and attended Mansfield High School, where he was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; Whereas SPC Evans enlisted in the Texas Army National Guard in 2019, and was assigned to A Battery, 4–133 Field Artillery Regiment in New Braunfels, Texas; Whereas SPC Evans was deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Iraq in support of Special Operations Forces, before being assigned to the southern land border of the United States; Whereas, on Friday, April 22, 2022, SPC Evans was reported missing after selflessly rescuing two migrants who appeared to be drowning while attempting to cross the Rio Grande; and Whereas, on Monday, April 25, 2022, following an extensive search, SPC Evans was discovered deceased along the Rio Grande: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) the House of Representatives acknowledges, with profound sorrow, that, following an extensive search, Specialist Bishop E. Evans was discovered, deceased, along the Rio Grande, near Eagle Pass, Texas; (2) the House of Representatives honors the life and service of SPC Evans; (3) the gallantry of SPC Evans resulted in the survival of the two migrants; (4) the Clerk of the House of Representatives communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased; and (5) when the House of Representatives adjourns today, it adjourn as a further mark of respect to the enduring memory of the deceased.