US SR354 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-11 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S897)
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expresses the Senate's belief that the United States: (1) should undertake every reasonable effort to find and repatriate members of the Armed Forces who are missing and to repatriate members who are captured; (2) has a responsibility to keep the promises made to members of the Armed Forces who risk their lives on behalf of the people of the United States; and (3) while continuing to transition leadership roles in combat operations in Afghanistan to the people of Afghanistan, must continue fulfilling the promises made to members in a missing status or captured as a result of service in Afghanistan. Expresses support for the U.S. Soldier's Creed and the Warrior Ethos, which state that "I will never leave a fallen comrade."

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Title

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-11SenateReferred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S897)

Same As/Similar To

HR286 (Related) 2013-06-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
SR109 (Related) 2013-04-24 - Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2965)

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