Joint resolution establishing expenditure priorities between care for American war dead, American prisoners of war, American veterans, and the reconstruction of North Vietnam.

Summary

National Priorities Act - Provides that, except to determine the location and take care of the graves of the American war dead so as to facilitate the exhumation and repatriation of the remains, no money shall be drawn from the Treasury of the United States for expenditure in the democratic Republic of Vietnam until all funds appropriated (a) for the creation and care of the graves of the American war dead, (b) for compensation to be granted to American prisoners of war, (c) for the care and retraining of veterans, and (d) for other purposes as may be determined by Congress shall have been either expended or made available for expenditure.

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Timeline

1. 7 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 March 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Daniel, W. C. (Dan) [D-VA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Mendel J. [D-SC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Denholm, Frank E. [D-SD-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hechler, Ken [D-WV-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. McSpadden, Clem Rogers [D-OK-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Morgan F. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roy, William R. [D-KS-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sikes, Robert L. F. [D-FL-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsfa00 · Standing

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