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HRES 1630 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Department of Defense Government buildings, facilities, and property Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents

Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Introduced: September 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 1, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 28, 2010
Mr. Critz moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Sep 28, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1630.
Sep 28, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7005-7006)
Sep 28, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7005)
Sep 28, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7005)
Sep 16, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 16, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of the six days specified by law as a day on which the POW/MIA flag is to be flown over specified federal facilities and national cemeteries, military installations, and post offices.

Extends the gratitude of the House of Representatives and the nation to those who have served the United States in captivity to hostile forces as prisoners of war.

Recognizes and honors the more than 84,000 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for and their families.

Recognizes the untiring efforts of national POW/MIA organizations in ensuring that America never forgets the contribution of the nation's prisoners of war and unaccounted for military personnel.

Applauds the personnel of the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, the Armed Forces Identification Laboratory, the Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory, and the military departments for continuing their mission of achieving the fullest possible accounting of all Americans unaccounted for as a result of the previous conflicts of the United States.

Calls on all Americans to recognize National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

What's happening now October 1, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 6 Republican 6
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 28, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 16, 2010
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 16, 2010
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 16, 2010
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Garamendi, John
California · Sep 16, 2010
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 16, 2010
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 16, 2010
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 2010
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 16, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 16, 2010
Teague, Harry
· Sep 16, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 16, 2010
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 16, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1630: Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1630/
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"H. Res. 1630: Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1630/.
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