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HJRES 105 99th Congress House International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Missing in action Prisoners of war Southeast Asia Vietnamese Conflict

A joint resolution directing the President to secure a full accounting of Americans missing in Southeast Asia.

Introduced: January 30, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Jan 30, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 30, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the President to: (1) secure from the Indochina nations a full accounting of Americans captured or missing as a result of the Vietnam conflict; and (2) work for the release of captive Americans and the return of the remains of those American servicemen and civilians who died in Southeast Asia.

Requires the President to submit two reports to Congress on American POW/MIAs in Southeast Asia.

What's happening now February 7, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 28, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 28, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 7, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 30, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 30, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 105: A joint resolution directing the President to secure a full accounting of Americans missing in Southeast Asia.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-105/
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"H.J. Res. 105: A joint resolution directing the President to secure a full accounting of Americans missing in Southeast Asia.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-105/.
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