Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1427: Congress; pass Thiokol Memorial Gold Medical Act; urge
Status: In committee, February 25, 2026
A RESOLUTION urging Congress to pass the Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Urging Congress to pass the Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Urging Congress to pass the Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, on February 3, 1971, the Thiokol plant in Woodbine, Georgia, which manufactured trip flares for use during the Vietnam War, sustained a massive explosion that claimed the lives of 29 employees: Celia Alberta, Ethel Banks, Annie C. Booth, Gloria W. Booth, Bertha R. Brunswick, Bettie R. Burch, Charles Burch, James L. Chapman, Yvonne M. Connelly, Jack Cox, Mae H. Davis, Mildred Davis, Howard Ellis Sr., Willie M. Fuller, Pearlie M. Hutchinson, Annie M. James, Mack Kennedy, Essie D. King, Gracie M. Life, Bertha M. Hill, Charles T. Monak, James Parland, Sandra R. Rauls, Cyrus D. Roberson, Betty J. Roberts, Lillie B. Spells, Cheryl M. Sullivan, Mae A. Taylor, and Annie L. Williams; and WHEREAS, in May 1973, another worker, Joseph E. Wainright, died in a mortar shell explosion at the same facility; and WHEREAS, the Woodbine Thiokol Chemical Plant employees were members of the United Chemical Workers Union 832 and the pioneers of men and women of all ethnicities working together to earn equally an hourly wage, becoming the blueprint for the modern American workplace; and H. R. 1427 LC 64 0048 WHEREAS, the 600 government-contracted employees of the Woodbine Thiokol Chemical Plant manufactured vital munitions for the United States Military during the …
Sponsors
- Steven Sainz (R, 180) · primary sponsor
- Bill Hitchens (R, 161)
- Inga Willis (D)
- DeLoach, Buddy (R)
- Rick Townsend (R, 179)
Latest actions
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR1427?
- HR1427 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Congress; pass Thiokol Memorial Gold Medical Act; urge.
- What does HR1427 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Urging Congress to pass the Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1427?
- In committee as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: House Second Readers (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1427?
- Steven Sainz (R, 180), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1427?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73455
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