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SJRES 26 106th Congress Senate

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the courtmartial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a…

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Official title: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the courtmartial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.

Introduced: May 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 1999
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.
May 25, 1999
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 25, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 26, 1999

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 123.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 realize 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.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 25, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 26: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the courtmartial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-26/
MLA
"S.J. Res. 26: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the courtmartial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-26/.
Bluebook (legal)
S.J. Res. 26, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-26/.
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[S.J. Res. 26: A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the courtmartial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SJRES-26/)
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