HR 3174
109th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Crime and Law Enforcement
Governmental investigations
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Military and naval offenses
Military discharges
Military history
Minorities
Personnel records
Racial discrimination
Riots
Washington State
World War II
To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out without delay a thorough review of the cases of all 28 individuals convicted in the court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington, on August 14, 1944, and to require the Secretary to correct the military records (including the record of the court-martial in such case) of any individual as necessary to rectify error or injustice.
Introduced: June 30, 2005
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Became law
Jul 26, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 30, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 30, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of the Army to carry out without delay a thorough review of the cases of all 28 individuals convicted in the court-martial arising from a disturbance at Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington, on August 14, 1944, in order to determine the validity of the original findings and sentences and the extent, if any, to which racial prejudice or other improper factors may have tainted the original investigation and trials. Requires the Secretary: (1) to report to Congress on the review's results; and (2) if it is determined that there was error or an injustice, to correct the individual's military records as necessary.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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