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H.R. 3710 (105th)

Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act

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Introduced

22 April 1998

Last action

16 October 1998 · Committee

Status

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

Sponsors

Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3], Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Pease, Edward A. [R-IN-7], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Miller, Dan [R-FL-13], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9], Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Barrett, Bill [R-NE-3], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]

Subjects

Defence

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21 August 2025

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Summary

Charles Butler McVay and U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS Relief Act - Exonerates the late rear admiral Charles Butler McVay III, United States Navy (retired), from responsibility for the sinking of the U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS on July 30, 1945, while under his command. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the subsequent court-martial conviction of McVay was a grave injustice. Urges the President to grant McVay a posthumous pardon. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should award a Presidential Unit Citation to the final crew of the INDIANAPOLIS in recognition of their courage and fortitude displayed in the face of tremendous adversity after their ship was torpedoed and sunk by the Japanese navy.

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Timeline

  1. 22 April 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on National Security.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 April 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 April 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 September 1998

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Source: Committee

  5. 28 September 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

  6. 16 October 1998

    Committee

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

    Source: Committee

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