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H.R. 2996 (98th)

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide transportation to annual national meetings sponsored by the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia for the next of kin of certain unaccounted for persons.

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Introduced

12 May 1983

Last action

29 July 1983 · Committee

Status

Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

Sponsors

Rep. Dickinson, William L. [R-AL-2], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Vandergriff, Tommy J. [D-TX-26], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1], Rep. Hutto, Earl [D-FL-1], Rep. Clarke, James McC. [D-NC-11], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Valentine, Tim [D-NC-2], Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18], Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6], Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4], Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10]

Subjects

Defence

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6 June 2025

Defence

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Summary

Permits the Secretary of Defense to provide air transportation to annual national meetings within the continental United States sponsored by the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia to the next of kin of persons missing in action in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era, or reported dead without repatriation of the remains.

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Timeline

  1. 12 May 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 May 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 May 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 May 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation.

    Source: Committee

  5. 18 May 1983

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 July 1983

    Committee

    Favorable Executive Comment Received From DOD.

    Source: Committee

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