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Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act

Introduced: April 22, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 1998
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Sep 28, 1998
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Sep 28, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 22, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Apr 22, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act - Exonerates the late rear admiral Charles Butler McVay III, United States Navy (retired), from responsibility for the sinking of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS on July 30, 1945, while under his command. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the subsequent court-martial conviction of McVay was a grave injustice. Urges the President to grant McVay a posthumous pardon.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the INDIANAPOLIS in recognition of their courage and fortitude displayed in the face of tremendous adversity after their ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese navy.

What's happening now October 16, 1998

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1