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HR 4879 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Military personnel and dependents

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act

Introduced: October 28, 2019 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 28, 2019
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act

This bill provides that an officer or employee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency who is traveling on or conducting an accounting and recovery mission is exempt from furlough, including in the case of a government shutdown.

What's happening now October 28, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4879: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4879/
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"H.R. 4879: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4879/.
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H.R. 4879, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4879/.
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