United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 43 (115th)
Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.
Introduced
4 April 2017
Last action
2 November 2017 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
Recognizes the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States of the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944. Calls on the Senate Armed Services Committee to correct the omission of such massacre in the 1949 report of its subcommittee and appropriately recognize the Wereth 11.
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Timeline
4 April 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
4 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
1 November 2017
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
1 November 2017
Passed
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H8362)
Source: Floor
1 November 2017
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H8362)
Source: Floor
1 November 2017
Floor
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8362)
Source: Floor
1 November 2017
Discharge
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Source: Discharge
1 November 2017
Committee
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Source: Committee
1 November 2017
Floor
Mr. Scott, Austin asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Source: Floor
2 November 2017
Introduced
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 2 November 2017 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 1 November 2017 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 4 April 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 2 November 2017
Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 1 November 2017
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → A resolution recognizing the 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
- related to ← Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/43
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hconres/43
- us · 115-hconres-43 · source updated 6 June 2025