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HJRES 162 102th Congress House

Relating to the naval facility explosion at Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944.

Introduced: March 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Black military personnelCaliforniaCourts-martial and courts of inquiryExplosions
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Naval basesNaval personnelRacial discriminationWorld War II
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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
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 Latest action March 11, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 129 Identical bill A joint resolution relating to the naval facility explosion at Port Chicago, California, on July 17, 1944.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 18, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 22, 1991
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 28, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 28, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 28, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 28, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 162: Relating to the naval facility explosion at Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-162/
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"H.J. Res. 162: Relating to the naval facility explosion at Port Chicago, California on July 17, 1944.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-162/.
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H.J. Res. 162, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-162/.
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