HRES 616
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
California
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Racial and ethnic relations
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the necessity to publically exonerate the African American sailors of the United States Navy who were tried and convicted of mutiny in…
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In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 4, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Feb 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:
- the trial and conviction of 50 African-American sailors for mutiny in connection with their service at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California, during World War II were wrongfully pursued because of racial prejudice; and
- Congress should publicly exonerate the 50 sailors to further aid in healing the racial divide that continues to exist in the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
37
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Kaptur, Marcy
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Moore, Gwen
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Huffman, Jared
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
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McCollum, Betty
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Meng, Grace
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Veasey, Marc A.
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Adams, Alma S.
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Beatty, Joyce
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Bishop, Sanford D.
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Carson, André
D
Chu, Judy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Clyburn, James E.
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Costa, Jim
D
Davis, Danny K.
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Garamendi, John
D
Green, Al
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Matsui, Doris O.
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pelosi, Nancy
D
Peters, Scott H.
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Pocan, Mark
D
Ruiz, Raul
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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Sherman, Brad
D
Takano, Mark
D
Thompson, Mike
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Waters, Maxine
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 616: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the necessity to publically exonerate the African American sailors of the United States Navy who were tried and convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California, during World War II in order to further aid in healing the racial divide that continues to exist in the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-616/
"H. Res. 616: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the necessity to publically exonerate the African American sailors of the United States Navy who were tried and convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California, during World War II in order to further aid in healing the racial divide that continues to exist in the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-616/.
H. Res. 616, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-616/.
[H. Res. 616: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the necessity to publically exonerate the African American sailors of the United States Navy who were tried and convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, California, during World War II in order to further aid in healing the racial divide that continues to exist in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-616/)