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Remembering the 80th anniversary of the Solomon Islands campaign, including the battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound.

Remembering the 80th anniversary of the Solomon Islands campaign, including the battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound.

Introduced Aug 12, 2022

Latest action (Aug 12, 2022) Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.

Referred to
Foreign Affairs Committee Armed Services Committee East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
Policy area
International Affairs
Issues
Foreign Policy

Summary

This resolution commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II, including the battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound. It honors the United States, Allied sailors, soldiers, marines, and airmen who were killed or wounded during the campaign, which resulted in approximately 7,000 Allied deaths, 7,000 wounded, 29 ships sunk, and over 600 aircraft lost. The resolution recognizes the campaign as a turning point in the Pacific War and affirms the continuing importance of United States partnerships with Pacific Island nations to promote democracy, peace, and security in the region.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
13 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Ed Case’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $16,800
  • ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC $6,600
  • ONEBRIEF, INC $6,600
  • PETERSON MANAGEMENT LLC $6,600
  • TRIDENT RESEARCH LLC $6,500

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Actions (3)
  1. Aug 12, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation. · house
  2. Aug 12, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  3. Aug 12, 2022 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 12, 2022

Mr. Case (for himself, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Titus, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. San Nicolas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

RESOLUTION

Remembering the 80th anniversary of the Solomon Islands campaign, including the battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound.

Whereas, following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the United States entry into World War II, Japan commenced its occupation of the Western Pacific, expanding its forward base of operations, disrupting key trade and supply routes, and threatening key Allies like Australia; Whereas one of the most strategic positions in the Western Pacific was the Solomon Islands and its main island of Guadalcanal, which Japan occupied together with its surrounding seas; Whereas, on the morning of August 7, 1942, the United States Marines and Navy and Allies mounted the first major amphibious landing of World War II at Guadalcanal; Whereas after fierce fighting on the Solomon Islands of Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida, the Marines occupied Guadalcanal on August 9 and renamed the captured Japanese runway Henderson Field; Whereas immediately following occupation of Guadalcanal, the first of many deadly naval battles occurred at the infamous Ironbottom Sound off the coast of the island; Whereas the fight for control of Guadalcanal, its critical airfield, and the seas around them continued for months, with both sides losing men, ships, and aircraft while also fighting tropical diseases in a threatening environment; Whereas among many legendary efforts, the celebrated Cactus Air Force, operating from Henderson Field and comprised of aviators from the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Allies, sank or destroyed large enemy vessels and shot down hundreds of enemy aircraft, which thwarted the enemy’s attempts to retake the island; Whereas, in February 1943, after 6 months of fierce and intense battles, the Japanese withdrew their final forces and left the island and surrounding seas under United States control; Whereas securing Guadalcanal, Henderson Field, and the surrounding islands and seas became a critical turning point in the war and a critical Allied base for the subsequent island-hopping campaign toward mainland Japan that brought an end to Japanese imperialism; Whereas the Solomon Islands campaign cost the United States and its Allies the lives of some 7,000 servicemembers, with an additional 7,000 servicemembers wounded, 29 ships sunk in and around Ironbottom Sound, and over 600 aircraft shot down; Whereas, as a direct result of the sacrifice of thousands of Allied lives at and around Guadalcanal, both the Solomon Islands and Japan and the broader Indo-Pacific have lived and prospered under 3 generations of democracy; and Whereas it is appropriate that the United States remember those lives lost and harmed 80 years ago, and rededicate the United States to a democratic Indo-Pacific: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—

(1) remembers the 80th anniversary of the Solomon Islands campaign, including the battles of Guadalcanal and Ironbottom Sound;

(2) honors the sailors, soldiers, marines, and airmen that made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States and Allies in the Solomon Islands and the Pacific theater during World War II;

(3) recognizes the results of their sacrifice, including over 3 generations of a democratic Indo-Pacific; and

(4) affirms the critical importance of the United States relationship with the Pacific Islands and of United States- Pacific Island partnerships to promote democracy, peace, security, and prosperity. <all>

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