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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: February 6, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 20, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 20, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 8, 2012
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 7, 2012
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 7, 2012
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 15, 2012
Austria, Steve
· Feb 6, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 503: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-503/
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"H. Res. 503: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-503/.
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H. Res. 503, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-503/.
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