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A resolution calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and…

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

Introduced: February 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1220-1221)
Feb 15, 2017
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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 governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, identify and account for all missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel; and (2) all foreign governments with information on missing U.S. personnel, or with missing U.S. personnel within their territories, to cooperate fully with the U.S. government to provide the fullest possible accounting for all missing U.S. personnel.

What's happening now February 15, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1220-1221)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3 Independent 1
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 28, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 12, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 11, 2017
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 29, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 16, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 61: A resolution calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-61/
MLA
"S. Res. 61: A resolution calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-61/.
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S. Res. 61, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-61/.
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[S. Res. 61: A resolution calling on the Department of Defense, other elements of the Federal Government, and foreign governments to intensify efforts to investigate, recover, and identify all missing and unaccounted-for personnel of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-61/)
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