US Congress House Resolution 616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 75-0)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Readiness Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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. 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.

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.

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2016-02-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2016-02-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/616/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres616/BILLS-114hres616ih.pdf