HRES 503
112th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Afghanistan
Asia
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for in the withdrawal of forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Introduced: December 20, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Became law
Dec 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 20, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it supports the U.S. Soldier's Creed and the Warrior Ethos, which state that "I will never leave a fallen comrade"; (2) it believes it is unacceptable to abandon the search efforts for members of the Armed Forces who are missing or captured in the line of duty; and (3) the United States has a responsibility to continue fulfilling the promises made to members who are currently in a missing status as a result of service in Iraq and Afghanistan while the United States begins its strategic withdrawal.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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