# 118-hconres-16: Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 79th 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.

118-hconres-16, Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 79th 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., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hconres-16
- Congress: 118
- Title: Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 79th 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.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2023-02-17
- Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 79th 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.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2023-02-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2023-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2024-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hconres-16 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/16)

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- [118-hjres-193: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hjres-193)
- [118-hr-8732: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8732)
- [118-hr-8525: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-8525)
- [118-hconres-97: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hconres-97)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hconres-16 (as of 2026-10-15).