United States 118th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HR 6355 — Never Forgotten Korean War POW Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

To amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-action status during the Korean War while serving as a member of a combat unit in Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a captured or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four months.

Bill Text

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This bill amends existing law to provide combat pay for each month a former member of the uniformed services was captured or missing in action during the Korean War, instead of a capped total of four months.

  • Section 704(b) of the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952

    for not more than three months thereafter → for each month thereafter

    Former members of the uniformed services now receive combat pay for every month spent in captured or missing-in-action status, rather than a limit of four months.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 6355 do?
To amend the Combat Duty Pay Act of 1952 to require that former members of the uniformed services who were captured or entered a missing-in-action status during the Korean War while serving as a member of a combat unit in Korea receive combat pay for each month spent in a captured or missing-in-action status, rather than just a total of four months.
Who sponsors HR 6355?
HR 6355 is sponsored by Ryan, Patrick (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 6355?
This bill died with 118th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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