Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HR114: A Resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945
Status: Passed both chambers, April 8, 2026
A Resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
What the bill says
A Resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
From the introduced text, April 1, 2026:
A Resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945. WHEREAS, on November 15, 1932, the USS Indianapolis was accepted and commissioned in the United States Navy; and WHEREAS, the USS Indianapolis served as the flagship of the Fifth Fleet through much of World War II, under the command of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance; and WHEREAS, all who served aboard the USS Indianapolis distinguished themselves and their ship in the Pacific during World War II, with the ship earning a total of 10 battle stars in the Pacific between 1942 and 1945; and WHEREAS, the USS Indianapolis was struck by a kamikaze plane in March 1945 at Okinawa, during the Okinawa Gunto Operation, resulting in casualties; and WHEREAS, on July 26, 1945, the USS Indianapolis delivered parts for the first operational atomic bomb to the island of Tinian, which less than two weeks later was flown by a B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, and dropped on Hiroshima to bring an early end to the war LSB 5864YH (8) -1- sc/jm 1/3 H.R. with Imperial Japan; and WHEREAS, on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis, while transiting unescorted from Guam to the Leyte Gulf, was struck by two torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine, the first torpedo striking the bow …
Sponsors
- Brett Barker (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Mark Thompson (R, 56)
- Mike Vondran (R, 94)
- Thomas Moore (R, 18)
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81)
- Steven Bradley (R, 66)
- Tom Determann (R, 69)
- Matthew Rinker (R, 99)
- Travis Sitzmann (R, 13)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Monica Kurth (D, 98)
- Steven Holt (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : Resolution adopted. H.J. 839 .
- : Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 804 .
Subjects: armed conflicts, resolutions-honorary, CIVIL COMMITMENTS, world war ii, resolutions
Common questions
- What is HR114?
- HR114 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A Resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
- What does HR114 do?
- In its own words: A Resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
- What is the status of HR114?
- Passed both chambers as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: Resolution adopted. H.J. 839 . (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR114?
- Brett Barker (R, 51), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR114?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HR+0114&ga=91
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