HJRES 162
102th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Black military personnel
California
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Explosions
Naval bases
Naval personnel
Racial discrimination
World War II
Relating to the naval facility explosion at Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944.
Introduced: February 28, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Mar 11, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 28, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the Secretary of the Navy: (1) to review the cases of 50 Black sailors who were court-martialed for failing to resume naval loading activities at the Port Chicago, California, naval facility after an unexplained explosion there on July 17, 1944, to determine the extent to which racial prejudice affected the trial; (2) if he determines that such convictions were in error, to take appropriate corrective action; and (3) to recommend to the President and the Congress additional actions that should be taken with respect to the resolution of such cases.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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