3.0.0 5172 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z 2023-01-11T13:25:57Z House H HR 2014-07-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:H.R. 5172.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, Clauses 14 and 18 of the Constitutionof the United States.[Page H6745]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-08-15T18:48:37Z Referred to 2014-07-23T14:02:20Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 113 5094 HR 2014-12-12 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504. Related bill CRS 2014-08-15 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 N S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2014-07-23 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2014-07-23 True Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Detention of persons Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Military personnel and dependents Personnel records Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-07-23 Introduced in House 2014-10-15T22:27:32Z 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.

]]> POW Accountability Act Display Title POW Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the list of veterans designated as former prisoners of war, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced POW Accountability Act Introduced in House 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5172ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5172ih.xml 2014-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.