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House concurrent resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law

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.

H.Con.Res. 16Introduced Feb 17, 2023Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 17, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

13 cosponsors — 13 Democrats

0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-10 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.