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HJRES 62 108th Congress House Commemorations American Revolution Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional tributes History Military history Military personnel Navy Officer personnel

Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.

Introduced: June 26, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 26, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes and honors Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the U.S. Navy.

What's happening now June 26, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 19 Identical bill A joint resolution recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 15, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2003
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 26, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 62: Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-62/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 62: Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-62/.
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H.J. Res. 62, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-62/.
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[H.J. Res. 62: Recognizing Commodore John Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-62/)
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