US Congress House Resolution 871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on September 15 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-10-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States. Calls upon: (1) the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, other elements of the Department of Defense and the federal government, and all foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, identify and account for all missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel; and (2) all foreign countries with information on missing U.S. personnel, or with missing U.S. personnel within their territories, to cooperate with the U.S. government to provide the fullest possible accounting for all such personnel.

Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.

Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]

Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]

Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-10-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2016-09-15	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2016-09-15	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2016-09-15	House	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.
2016-09-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/871/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres871/BILLS-114hres871ih.pdf