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HR 2555 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Military personnel and dependents North Korea South Korea

Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act

Introduced: May 7, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act

This bill provides for recognition of the entire period spent in a captured or missing-in-action status during the Korean War for purposes of receipt of combat pay.

What's happening now May 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 17, 2019
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · May 7, 2019
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 7, 2019
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Lee, Susie
Nevada · May 7, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2555: Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2555/
MLA
"H.R. 2555: Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2555/.
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H.R. 2555, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2555/.
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