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Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999

Introduced: May 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Sep 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Jun 8, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
May 25, 1999
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
May 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1077)
May 25, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to grant refugee status in the United States to any alien (and the parent, spouse, and child of such) who: (1) is a national of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, China, or any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and (2) personally delivers into U.S. custody a living American Vietnam War POW or MIA.

Requires the granting of the same status to any alien (and parent, spouse, and child) who is a national of North Korea, China, or any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union and who personally delivers a living American Korean War POW or MIA.

Directs the International Broadcasting Bureau to broadcast to such foreign countries information that promotes such refugee programs. Requires: (1) a minimum level of such broadcasting; and (2) the Bureau to ensure that such information is made available on the Internet.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that RFE-RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, and any other recipient of Federal grants that broadcasts to such countries should also broadcast such information.

What's happening now September 1, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 11, 2000
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 27, 2000
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 19, 1999
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 22, 1999
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 13, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 12, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 16, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 25, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1926: Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1926/
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"H.R. 1926: Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1926/.
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H.R. 1926, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1926/.
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