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HR 5826 115th Congress House

Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act

Official title: To amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-action status durin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-action status during the Korean War while serving as a member of a combat unit in Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a captured or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four months.

Introduced: May 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5826: Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5826/
MLA
"H.R. 5826: Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5826/.
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H.R. 5826, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5826/.
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[H.R. 5826: Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5826/)
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