Honoring the victims, survivors, and those who responded to the Eastland disaster – a shipwreck which resulted in the deaths of 844 passengers and crew – on its centennial.

H. Res. 375 · 114th Congress · Jul 23, 2015 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

honors the working-class families of Illinois who lost their lives as a result of the Eastland disaster;

(2)

recognizes the brave first responders, both volunteers and professionals, for their rapid response in their community’s time of need;

(3)

commits to working to keep their memory in the national consciousness;

(4)

acknowledges the policy failure in responding to concerns of Great Lakes mariners when creating the LaFollette Seaman’s Act; and

(5)

reaffirms the importance of intelligent maritime safety policy.

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Jul 23, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Gutiérrez, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Foster, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure