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Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for…

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Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.

Introduced: September 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Agreed to (House)
Oct 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sep 15, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon: (1) the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, other elements of the Department of Defense and the federal government, and all foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, identify and account for all missing and unaccounted for U.S. personnel; and (2) all foreign countries with information on missing U.S. personnel, or with missing U.S. personnel within their territories, to cooperate with the U.S. government to provide the fullest possible accounting for all such personnel.

What's happening now October 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Nov 29, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 871: Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-871/
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"H. Res. 871: Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-871/.
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H. Res. 871, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-871/.
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[H. Res. 871: Calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign countries to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-871/)
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