3.0.0 4425 2023-01-15T04:49:03Z 2023-01-15T04:49:03Z House H HR 2004-05-20 108 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-05-20T14:07:20Z 2004-06-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3757) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2004-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2004-06-08 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2004-06-18 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2004-06-18 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2004-06-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Commemorations Military medals, decorations, etc. Prisoners of war War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-05-20 Introduced in House 2004-09-15T18:56:28Z Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act - Requires the Secretary concerned to award the Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces who die in captivity under circumstances not otherwise establishing eligibility for the Purple Heart.

Makes this Act effective as to members of the Armed Forces who die on or after December 7, 1941, including those who die prior to enactment.

]]> Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act Display Title Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the Purple Heart to be awarded to prisoners of war who die in captivity under circumstances not otherwise establishing eligibility for the Purple Heart. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act Introduced in House 2004-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4425ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4425ih.xml 2004-06-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3757) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.