United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5172 (113th)
POW Accountability Act
Introduced
23 July 2014
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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12 August 2025
Summary
POW Accountability Act - Requires: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review the list maintained by the Secretary of veterans the Secretary determines are former prisoners of war (VA POW list) and the list maintained by the Secretary of Defense (DOD), acting through the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, of members of the Armed Forces who were prisoners of war (DOD POW list) to identify any discrepancies in such lists; and (2) the VA's Inspector General to review the process by which the Secretary determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war. Requires the Secretary 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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 July 2014
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Introduced in House · EN · 23 July 2014
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 July 2014
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5172
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/5172