3.0.0 3101 2023-01-11T13:30:29Z 2023-01-11T13:30:29Z House HR 2015-07-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 111 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio:H.R. 3101.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H5292]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-05T19:52:50Z Referred to 2015-07-16T13:02:20Z 2015-08-05 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-16 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 2015-07-16 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2015-07-16 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 2015-07-16 Introduced in House 2015-09-03T14:44:56Z POW Accountability Act

Requires: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review the VA POW list and the Department of Defense POW list to identify any discrepancies in them, and (2) the VA Inspector General to review the process by which the VA determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war.

Requires the VA 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 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3101ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3101ih.xml 2015-08-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.