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HR 1147 102th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Korean War, 1950-1953 Missing in action Prisoners of war Vietnamese Conflict World War II

To direct the heads of agencies to disclose information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II, the Korean…

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To direct the heads of agencies to disclose information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict.

Introduced: February 27, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Mar 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Investigations.
Mar 8, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 5, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Feb 27, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent).
Feb 27, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Feb 27, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 27, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 27, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the heads of Federal departments or agencies which hold or receive records and information which have or could possibly have been correlated to U.S. personnel listed as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, to publicly disclose such records and information, except where such disclosure would compromise national security. Requires the Department of Defense to publicly disclose a complete list of such personnel including those killed in action (body not returned) with each service member's current classification as well as any changes in such classification occurring during or after such hostilities.

What's happening now March 11, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 24, 1992
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 24, 1991
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 6, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 3, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 23, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 27, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1147: To direct the heads of agencies to disclose information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1147/
MLA
"H.R. 1147: To direct the heads of agencies to disclose information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1147/.
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H.R. 1147, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1147/.
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[H.R. 1147: To direct the heads of agencies to disclose information concerning United States personnel classified as prisoners of war or missing in action after 1940, including from World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam conflict.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1147/)
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