POW Accountability Act

Summary

POW Accountability Act Requires: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review the VA POW list and the Department of Defense POW list to identify any discrepancies in them, and (2) the VA Inspector General to review the process by which the VA determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war. Requires the VA to report to Congress on the VA POW list, including information on such discrepancies and the results of the Inspector General's review.

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Timeline

1. 16 July 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 July 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 July 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 August 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 July 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 July 2015

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Sponsors

• Bill Johnson · R · Sponsor
• Steve Stivers · R · Sponsor
• PATRICK TIBERI · R · Sponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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