HR 5646
116th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Advisory bodies
Asia
China
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Libraries and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Missing persons
National Archives and Records Administration
North Korea
Personnel records
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
Bring Our Heroes Home Act
Introduced: January 16, 2020
Introduced by:
Pappas, Chris
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Bring Our Heroes Home Act
This bill establishes at the National Archives a collection of records that relate to the fate or status of missing Armed Forces personnel.
Each government office must identify and locate such records in its possession and transmit them to the Archives.
The bill establishes a temporary board to ensure and facilitate the review, transmission, and public disclosure of such records.
The bill generally makes such records public, with specified exceptions.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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