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HRES 286 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Asia Conflicts and wars 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 during the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan.

Introduced: June 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 28, 2013
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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, while continuing to transition leadership roles in combat operations in Afghanistan, has a responsibility to continue fulfilling the promises made to members in a missing status or captured as a result of service in Afghanistan now or in the future.

What's happening now June 28, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 23, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Jun 28, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 286: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-286/
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"H. Res. 286: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-286/.
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H. Res. 286, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-286/.
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[H. Res. 286: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-286/)
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