AII POW-MIA Legislation

94th Congress 1975-1976



H.J.RES.142: Joint resolution relative to the determination of the fate of POW's and MIA's. Sponsor: Rep Edwards (Ala.) .

S.RES.251: A resolution relating to the President's trip to China and American POW's and MIA's. Sponsor: Sen Biden .- LATEST ACTION: 11/19/75 Measure passed Senate, amended.

S.2662: A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Foreign Military Sales Act. Sponsor: Sen Humphrey .- LATEST ACTION: 5/7/76 Vetoed by President, S. Doc. 94-185.

H.R.333: A bill to revise title 18 of the United States Code. Sponsor: Rep Kastenmeier.

H.R.456: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code. Sponsor: Rep Flynt.

H.R.646: A bill to amend titles 10 and 37 of the United States Code in order to provide to members of the Armed Forces who were in a missing status for any period during the Vietnam conflict double credit for such period for retirement purposes and certain additional benefits and to provide such members certain medical benefits, to provide double retirement credit to Federal employees in such status during such conflict. Sponsor: Rep Murphy (N. Y.).

H.R.758: A bill to permit any returned prisoner of war of the Vietnam conflict to import free of duty additional personal and household effects during the 1-year period after his return to the jurisdiction of the United States. Sponsor: Rep Murphy (N. Y.).

H.R.772: A bill to promote the employment of unemployed Vietnam veterans. Sponsor: Rep Murphy (N. Y.).

H.R.773: A bill to promote the employment of unemployed prisoners of war and missing in action Vietnam veterans. Sponsor: Rep Murphy (N. Y.).

H.R.1092: A bill to establish a center for research regarding prisoner-of-war health problems. Sponsor: Rep Teague.

H.R.1631: A bill to provide retroactive pay to certain members of the Armed Forces held as prisoners of war during World War II. Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Bob.

H.R.1716: A bill to provide that time spent by American civilians in ememy prisoner-of-war camps and similar places shall be creditable (as through it were military service) toward pensions, annuities, or similar benefits under various Federal retirement programs. Sponsor: Rep Mink.

H.R.3345: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a new center for research regarding prisoner-of-war health problems. Sponsor: Rep Satterfield.

H.R.3907: A bill to codify, revise, and reform title 18 of the United States Code; to make appropriate amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; to make conforming amendments to the criminal provisions of other titles of the United States Code. Sponsor: Rep Wiggins.

H.R.4082: A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that certain veterans who were prisoners of war shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability of 50 percent. Sponsor: Rep Montgomery.

H.R.4090: A bill to amend section 312 of title 38, United States Code, by providing a 10-year presumptive period of service connection for chronic diseases of certain prisoners of war. Sponsor: Rep Montgomery.

H.R.4177: A bill to provide, for purposes of computing retired pay for members of the Armed Forces, an additional credit of service equal to all periods of time spent by any such member as a prisoner of war. Sponsor: Rep Ketchum.

H.R.4207: A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to deem certain prisoners of war to be permanently and totally disabled for purposes of receiving wartime disability compensation. Sponsor: Rep Lujan.

H.R.5022: A bill to provide that time spent by American civilians in enemy prisoner-of-war camps and similar places shall be creditable (as though it were military service) toward pensions, annuities, or similar benefits under various Federal retirement programs. Sponsor: Rep Mink.

H.R.5924: A bill to provide that time spent by American civilians in enemy prisoner-of-war camps and similar places shall be creditable (as though it were military service) toward pensions, annuities, or similar benefits under various Federal retirement programs. Sponsor: Rep Mink.

H.R.7496: A bill to amend section 2004 of title 10 United States Code, to provide that in computing the six year maximum active duty service of any member of the Armed Forces for purposes of qualifying for being detailed as a student to a law school, any period of time such member was a prisoner of war shall be disregarded. Sponsor: Rep Buchanan.

H.R.7764: A bill to provide that time spent by American civilians in enemy prisoner-of-war camps and similar places shall be creditable (as though it were military service) toward pension, annuities, or similar benefits under various Federal retirement programs. Sponsor: Rep Mink.

H.R.8067: -- Private Bill Sponsor: Rep Leggett.

H.R.9057: A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that certain veterans who were prisoners of war shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability of 50 percent; to deem certain prisoners of war to be permanently and totally disabled for the purposes of receiving wartime disability compensation; to provide hospital care and medical treatment for certain non-service-connected disabilities of former prisoners of war; to provide a 10-year presumptive period of service connection for chronic diseases of certain prisoners of war. Sponsor: Rep Teague (by req.).

H.R.10850: A bill to codify, revise, and reform title 18 of the United States Code; to make appropriate amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; to make conforming amendments to criminal provisions of other titles of the United States Code. Sponsor: Rep Kastenmeier.

H.R.10891: A bill to provide for the payment of additional station per diem allowances in the case of members of the uniformed services captured during the Vietnam war. Sponsor: Rep Brinkley.

H.R.11295: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend preference eligibility to the mother, father, and wife or husband of any individual who is a prisoner of war or missing in action. Sponsor: Rep Hanley.

H.R.12504: A bill to codify, revise, and reform title 18 of the United States Code; to make appropriate amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; to make conforming amendments to criminal provisions of other titles of the United States Code. Sponsor: Rep Kastenmeier.

H.R.12772: A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that certain veterans who were prisoners of war shall be deemed to have a service-connected disability of 50 percent; to deem certain prisoners of war to be permanently and totally disabled for the purposes of receiving wartime disability compensation; to provide a 10-year presumptive period of service connection for chronic diseases of certain prisoners of war. Sponsor: Rep Risenhoover.

H.R.14395: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care in Veterans Administration health care facilities; to require the availability of comprehensive treatment and rehabilitative services and programs for certain disabled veterans suffering from alcoholism, drug dependence, or alcohol or drug abuse disabilities; to make certain technical and conforming amendments. Sponsor: Rep Chappell.

S.1: A bill to codify, revise, and reform title 18 of the United States Code; to make appropriate amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; to make conforming amendments to criminal provisions of other titles of the United States Code and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen McClellan.

S.1114: A bill to provide that time spent by American civilians in enemy prisoner-of-war camps and similar places shall be creditable (as though it were military service) toward pensions, annuities, or similar benefits under various Federal retirement programs. Sponsor: Sen Church.

S.1432: Sponsor: Sen Scott (Pa.).

S.1767: A bill to amend section 2004 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that in computing the 6-year maximum active duty service of any member of the Armed Forces for purposes of qualifying for being detailed as a student to a law school, any period of time such member was a prisoner of war shall be disregarded. Sponsor: Sen Allen .- LATEST ACTION: 5/22/75 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.

S.2908: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to improve the quality of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care in Veterans' Administration health care facilities; to require the availability of comprehensive treatment and rehabilitative services and programs for certain disabled veterans suffering from alcoholism, drug dependence, or alcohol or drug abuse disabilities; to make certain technical and conforming amendments. Sponsor: Sen Cranston .- LATEST ACTION: 9/16/76 Placed on calendar in Senate under Subjects on the Table.




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