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HJRES 18 109th Congress House

Recognizing the historic commitment of the United States to the recovery of and full accounting for Americans who are prisoners of war or in a missing status.

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Congressional tributesEast AsiaGuerrilla warfareHistoryMilitary historyMilitary operationsMilitary personnelMissing in actionPhilippinesPrisoners of warRescue workWorld War II
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 16, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H665)
Feb 16, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H665)
Feb 16, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. J. Res. 18.
Feb 16, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H665-669)
Feb 16, 2005
Mr. Franks (AZ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
Feb 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 16, 2005

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the: (1) rescue missions carried out by units of the U.S. Army, including the 111th Airborne Division, 60 years ago in the Philippines during World War II; and (2) bravery and courage of the U.S. soldiers and Filipino guerillas who participated in those missions.

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All 2 Republican 1
Bean, Melissa
· Feb 15, 2005
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Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 15, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 18: Recognizing the historic commitment of the United States to the recovery of and full accounting for Americans who are prisoners of war or in a missing status.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-18/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 18: Recognizing the historic commitment of the United States to the recovery of and full accounting for Americans who are prisoners of war or in a missing status.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-18/.
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H.J. Res. 18, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-18/.
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[H.J. Res. 18: Recognizing the historic commitment of the United States to the recovery of and full accounting for Americans who are prisoners of war or in a missing status.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-18/)
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