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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.

USA117th CongressHCONRES-40| House 
| Updated: 7/16/2021
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (20)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

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  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 116-49
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.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 116-49
    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.


  • July 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

CaliforniaCongressional tributesCriminal procedure and sentencingFiresMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsRacial and ethnic relations

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.

USA117th CongressHCONRES-40| House 
| Updated: 7/16/2021
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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Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 116-49
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.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 116-49
    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.


  • July 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mark DeSaulnier

Mark DeSaulnier

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (20)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CaliforniaCongressional tributesCriminal procedure and sentencingFiresMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyMilitary lawMilitary personnel and dependentsRacial and ethnic relations