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HRES 813 108th Congress House

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the explosion at the Port Chicago (California) Naval Magazine on July 17, 1944, and those who served and lost their lives in that tragedy.

Introduced: September 30, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 30, 2004
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 Latest action September 30, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Port Chicago (California) Naval Magazine tragedy.

Calls upon all Americans to honor the memory of those who served and those who gave their lives at Port Chicago in defense of the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 4, 2004
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 30, 2004
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Sep 30, 2004
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 30, 2004
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 30, 2004
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 30, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 813: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the explosion at the Port Chicago (California) Naval Magazine on July 17, 1944, and those who served and lost their lives in that tragedy.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-813/
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"H. Res. 813: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the explosion at the Port Chicago (California) Naval Magazine on July 17, 1944, and those who served and lost their lives in that tragedy.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-813/.
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H. Res. 813, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-813/.
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[H. Res. 813: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the explosion at the Port Chicago (California) Naval Magazine on July 17, 1944, and those who served and lost their lives in that tragedy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-813/)
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