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House joint resolution · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the court-martial conviction of the late Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay, III, and calling upon the President to award a Presidental Unit Citation to the final crew of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS.

H.J.Res. 48Introduced Apr 28, 1999Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Scarborough R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 14, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

109 cosponsors — 55 Republicans, 54 Democrats

55 of 109 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Brian Baird (D-WA), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Marion Berry (D-AR), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), David Bonior (D-MI), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), H. Callahan (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Julia Carson (D-IN), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Eva Clayton (D-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), James DeMint (R-SC), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA) and 79 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Scarborough.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.