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A resolution recognizing the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

Introduced: March 27, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

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Agreed to (Senate)

Oct 16, 2017

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 16, 2017

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Oct 16, 2017

Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6409)

Oct 16, 2017

Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6409)

Mar 27, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2000)

Mar 27, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 United States Army who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 1944.

What's happening now October 16, 2017

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Armed Services Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 3

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Apr 25, 2017

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Apr 5, 2017

Cotton, Tom

Arkansas · Mar 27, 2017

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 99: A resolution recognizing the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-99/

MLA

"S. Res. 99: A resolution recognizing the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-99/.

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S. Res. 99, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-99/.

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