Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB6335: Holidays: other; "POW/MIA Day"; designate as the third Friday in September of each year. Creates new act.
Status: In committee, September 22, 2026
What the bill says
To designate the third Friday of September of each year as POW/MIA Day.
From the introduced text, September 22, 2026:
A bill to designate the third Friday of September of each year as POW/MIA Day. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 1. (1) The legislature recognizes that the term "POW/MIA" refers to prisoners of war and missing-in-action military personnel who either are or were held unwillingly by the enemy, or their whereabouts during and after wartime and ceasefire remain unknown. According to the POW/MIA Accounting Agency, an agency within the United States Department of Defense, at least 81,000 United States service members are missing in action. Approximately 75% of the losses are located in the Indo-Pacific, and over 41,000 are presumed lost at sea through ship losses or aircraft water losses, with approximately 38,000 being recoverable. Unaccounted-for personnel include United States Department of Defense personnel, both military and civilian, civilian contractors of other federal departments and agencies, employees of humanitarian agencies accredited to the armed forces, members of civilian organizations credited with active military service by the United States Secretary of Defense, and citizens of the United States and other persons as directed by the United States Secretary of Defense. (2) The legislature recognizes that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency reports the numbers for POW/MIA service members based on conflict to be as follows, with many of the POW/MIA service members being Michiganders: (a) 73,684 from World …
Sponsors
- Paiz, Veronica (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Mentzer, Denise (D, 61)
- Xiong, Mai (D, 13)
- MacDonell, Sharon (D, 56)
- Miller, Reggie (D, 31)
- Koleszar, Matt (D, 22)
- Rheingans, Carrie (D, 47)
- Witwer, Angela (D, 76)
- Price, Natalie (D, 6)
Latest actions
- : bill electronically reproduced 09/22/2026
- : referred to Committee on Government Operations
- : read a first time
- : introduced by Representative Rep. Veronica Paiz
Subjects: Holidays: other
Common questions
- What is HB6335?
- HB6335 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Holidays: other; "POW/MIA Day"; designate as the third Friday in September of each year. Creates new act.
- What does HB6335 do?
- In its own words: To designate the third Friday of September of each year as POW/MIA Day.
- What is the status of HB6335?
- In committee as of September 22, 2026. Latest action: bill electronically reproduced 09/22/2026 (September 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6335?
- Paiz, Veronica (D, 10), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6335?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-6335
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