Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 77th 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.
Summary
This concurrent resolution recognizes the service and sacrifice of those who served and perished in California at Port Chicago Naval Magazine during World War II. The concurrent resolution also 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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Introduction
Jul 2021
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Introduced Jul 16, 2021
Last action Jul 16, 2021
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Jul 16, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Jul 16, 2021
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1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
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Mark DeSaulnier
DDemocratic
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André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony G. Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Frederica S. Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
John Garamendi
DDemocratic
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