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HR 3084 104th Congress House

Former Civilian Prisoners of War Benefits Act of 1996

Official title: To provide for the furnishing of medical care and disability benefits for former civilian prisoners of war.

Introduced: May 14, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from Labor.
Mar 29, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 28, 1996
Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Mar 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 14, 1996
Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Mar 14, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 12, 1996

Executive Comment Requested from Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Former Civilian Prisoners of War Benefits Act of 1996 - Entitles a former civilian prisoner of war (CPOW) to receive necessary medical care and disability benefits for any injury or disability resulting from the period of internment or hiding. Requires any presumptive medical or dental condition related to a period of internment provided for former military POWs to be extended to CPOWs and requires such condition to be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by the period of internment or hiding regardless of the absence of any record of the injury. Requires the Secretary of Labor to facilitate the payment of any expenditures for medical treatment under this Act.

Establishes the Former Civilian Prisoner of War Advisory Committee.

Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on Department of Labor programs and activities pertaining to CPOWs. Directs the Secretary to seek out and inform eligible individuals of the benefits available under this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 14, 1996
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 16, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3084: Former Civilian Prisoners of War Benefits Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3084/
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"H.R. 3084: Former Civilian Prisoners of War Benefits Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3084/.
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H.R. 3084, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3084/.
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