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Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the…

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Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.

Introduced: April 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 2, 2017
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 1, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 1, 2017
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8362)
Nov 1, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H8362)
Nov 1, 2017
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8362)
Nov 1, 2017
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Nov 1, 2017
Mr. Scott, Austin asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States of the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.

Calls on the Senate Armed Services Committee to correct the omission of such massacre in the 1949 report of its subcommittee and appropriately recognize the Wereth 11.

What's happening now November 2, 2017

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 2
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 25, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 25, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 25, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 23, 2017
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 10, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 24, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2017
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Apr 28, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 26, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 20, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 43: Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-43/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 43: Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-43/.
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H. Con. Res. 43, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-43/.
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[H. Con. Res. 43: Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-43/)
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