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Honoring and remembering on National Former POW Recognition Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands, the brave men and women who as prisoners of war gave their…

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Honoring and remembering on National Former POW Recognition Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands, the brave men and women who as prisoners of war gave their liberty to ensure ours, thus embodying the enduring spirit of American freedom and determination.

Introduced: April 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses appreciation for the recent efforts by the Japanese government toward a historic apology for Imperial Japan's maltreatment of U.S. prisoners of war (POWs).

Asks the Department of State to work with that government and representatives of U.S. POWs to memorialize the 75th anniversary of the fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands by crafting a formal agreement establishing a permanent future fund to understand, preserve, and teach the history of the U.S. POW experience with Japan.

What's happening now May 18, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Dec 5, 2017
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Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 6, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Apr 6, 2017
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 261: Honoring and remembering on National Former POW Recognition Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands, the brave men and women who as prisoners of war gave their liberty to ensure ours, thus embodying the enduring spirit of American freedom and determination.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-261/
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"H. Res. 261: Honoring and remembering on National Former POW Recognition Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands, the brave men and women who as prisoners of war gave their liberty to ensure ours, thus embodying the enduring spirit of American freedom and determination.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-261/.
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H. Res. 261, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-261/.
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[H. Res. 261: Honoring and remembering on National Former POW Recognition Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Fall of Bataan on the Philippine Islands, the brave men and women who as prisoners of war gave their liberty to ensure ours, thus embodying the enduring spirit of American freedom and determination.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-261/)
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