HCONRES 49
116th Congress
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Armed Forces and National Security
California
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Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 75th anniversary of the greatest homeland loss of life of World War II, and exonerating the 50 African-American sailors unjustly court-martialed by the Navy.
Introduced: June 11, 2019
Introduced by:
DeSaulnier, Mark
Democratic
· California
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Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 11, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution recognizes the service and sacrifice of those who served and perished at Port Chicago Naval Magazine, in California, during World War II. The resolution exonerates the 50 Port Chicago sailors convicted of the charge of mutiny against the United States and all other charges brought against them after the July 17, 1944, explosion that killed 320. It upgrades the general and summary discharges of the Port Chicago sailors to honorable discharges.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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