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H.Res. 1630: Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

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H.Res. 1630: Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Plain summary

Recognizes that National POW/MIA Recognition Day is one of the six days specified by law as a day on which the POW/MIA flag is to be flown over specified federal facilities and national cemeteries, military installations, and post offices. Extends the gratitude of the House of Representatives and the nation to those who have served the United States in captivity to hostile forces as prisoners of war. Recognizes and honors the more than 84,000 members of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for and their families. Recognizes the untiring efforts of national POW/MIA organizations in ensuring that America never forgets the contribution of the nation's prisoners of war and unaccounted for military personnel. Applauds the personnel of the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, the Armed Forces Identification Laboratory, the Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory, and the military departments for continuing their mission of achieving the fullest possible accounting of all Americans unaccounted for as a result of the previous conflicts of the United States. Calls on all Americans to recognize National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Expressing support for National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · 52 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Courtney (D-CT), Mike Rogers (R-AL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Darrell Issa (R-CA)

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Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hres1630 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111