Concurrent resolution endorsing the publicly declared Vietnam-era reconciliation program of the President-elect and urging the President-elect to extend that program to include all Vietnam-era selective service offenders and all Vietnam-era veterans who received less than honorable discharges or who deserted or were absent without leave during such era.

Summary

Expresses the endorsement of Congress for the President-elect's pardon program for persons who, during the Vietnam era, failed to report for induction into, or refused induction into, the armed forces and have not been prosecuted for such violation. Requests the President-elect to extend his reconciliation program by: (1) granting amnesty to all persons convicted under the Military Selective Service Act of offenses committed during the Vietnam era; (2) upgrading all the general and undesirable discharges issued to those who served during that era to honorable discharges; (3) reviewing on a case-by-case basis each bad conduct and dishonorable discharge issued during that period; and (4) granting amnesty to all those who were convicted or charged with desertion and to those convicted of absence without leave.

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Timeline

1. 12 January 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 12 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 12 January 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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Documents

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 January 1977

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Sponsors

• Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Badillo, Herman [D-NY-21] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6] · D · Cosponsor
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