HJRES 478
102th Congress
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Designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.
Introduced: May 5, 1992
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 1992
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
May 5, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 5, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
May 5, 1992
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Designates September 18, 1992, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
Requires the POW/MIA flag to be flown on a flagstaff of the White House, the Departments of State, Defense, and Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service Commission, each national cemetery, and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on such day.
Requires the flag to be flown on a flagstaff of each national cemetery and the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 30, 1992 (Memorial Day), and on November 11, 1992 (Veterans Day).
States that the flag shall be displayed as a symbol of national concern and commitment to resolving the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing, and unaccounted for.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Committees of jurisdiction
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