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U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2017

Introduced: May 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
May 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2017

This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a gold medal to the U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society in recognition of the ceaseless efforts of American aircrew members to escape captivity and evade capture and the resistance organizations and nationals who assisted them.

What's happening now May 1, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11 Republican 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 19, 2017
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2017
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Garamendi, John
California · Jul 19, 2017
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 19, 2017
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2017
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 19, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 19, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 19, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 19, 2017
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 1, 2017
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 1, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2279: U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2279/
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"H.R. 2279: U.S. Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society Recognition Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2279/.
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H.R. 2279, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2279/.
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