H.Res. 925: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the meritorious service performed by aviators in the United States Armed Forces who, as a result of hostile action, mechanical failures, or other problems, were forced to evade or escape enemy capture, were captured but subsequently escaped, or were compelled to endure arduous confinement, retaliation, and even death as a result of their efforts to evade capture or escape.
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H.Res. 925: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the meritorious service performed by aviators in the United States Armed Forces who, as a result of hostile action, mechanical failures, or other problems, were forced to evade or escape enemy capture, were captured but subsequently escaped, or were compelled to endure arduous confinement, retaliation, and even death as a result of their efforts to evade capture or escape.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-11-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-11-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 164 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES925 (2010-03-21), Passed. See all
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Official title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the meritorious service performed by aviators in the United States Armed Forces who, as a result of hostile action, mechanical failures, or other problems, were forced to evade or escape enemy capture, were captured but subsequently escaped, or were compelled to endure arduous confinement, retaliation, and even death as a result of their efforts to evade capture or escape.
Plain summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) aviators who were forced to evade or escape enemy capture, were captured but subsequently escaped to return to their units and resume their service, or were compelled to endure arduous confinement, retaliation, and even death as of a result of their efforts to evade or escape capture should be publicly recognized for their extraordinary service; and (2) the Secretaries of the military departments should consider these aviators for appropriate recognition within their branch of the Armed Forces.
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Official text
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the meritorious service performed by aviators in the United States Armed Forces who, as a result of hostile action, mechanical failures, or other problems, were forced to evade or escape enemy capture, were captured but subsequently escaped, or were compelled to endure arduous confinement, retaliation, and even death as a result of their efforts to evade capture or escape.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 47 cosponsors
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Rick Larsen (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Adam Smith (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 164 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES925 (2010-03-21): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres925.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres925 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111