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HJRES 478 102th Congress House

Designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

Introduced: June 15, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Latest action May 26, 1992

Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Sep 16, 1992
GOSS, PORTER
· Sep 15, 1992
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Sep 15, 1992
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 9, 1992
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 9, 1992
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 9, 1992
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Sep 9, 1992
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Aug 10, 1992
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 5, 1992
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 9, 1992
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 23, 1992
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 15, 1992
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 4, 1992
TAUZIN, W.
· May 27, 1992
KLECZKA, GERALD
· May 19, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 478: Designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-478/
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"H.J. Res. 478: Designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-478/.
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H.J. Res. 478, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HJRES-478/.
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