HJRES 48
106th Congress
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Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the court-martial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidental Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.
Introduced: April 28, 1999
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 14, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 28, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 28, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the court-martial charges against then-Captain Charles McVay, U.S. Navy, arising from the sinking of the USS INDIANAPOLIS on July 30, 1945, while under his command were not morally sustainable; (2) Captain McVay's conviction was a miscarriage of justice; (3) the American people should now recognize Captain McVay's lack of culpability for the loss of such ship and the lives of the men who died as the result of her sinking; and (4) the President should award a Unit Citation to the final crew of the INDIANAPOLIS in recognition of their courage and fortitude in the face of tremendous hardship and adversity after their ship was torpedoed and sunk.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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