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H.R. 5172 113th Congress House

POW Accountability Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the list of veterans designated as former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 23, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 23, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 15, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

POW Accountability Act - Requires: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review the list maintained by the Secretary of veterans the Secretary determines are former prisoners of war (VA POW list) and the list maintained by the Secretary of Defense (DOD), acting through the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, of members of the Armed Forces who were prisoners of war (DOD POW list) to identify any discrepancies in such lists; and (2) the VA's Inspector General to review the process by which the Secretary determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the VA POW list, including information on such discrepancies and the results of the Inspector General's review.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5172: POW Accountability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5172/
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"H.R. 5172: POW Accountability Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5172/.
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