U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1566: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the third Friday of September should be recognized as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day".
Status: In committee, September 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 17, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1566 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2026 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Walkinshaw ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the third Friday of September should be recognized as National POW/MIA Recognition Day . Whereas the term POW/MIA refers to prisoners of war and missing-in-action military personnel who are or were either held unwillingly by the enemy, or their whereabouts during and after wartime and cease-fire remain unknown; Whereas, according to the Department of Defense, over 80,000 United States servicemembers are missing-in-action, about 41,000 are presumed lost at sea, and approximately 38,000 are recoverable; Whereas unaccounted-for personnel included 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 Secretary of Defense, and citizens of the United States and other persons as directed by the Secretary of Defense; Whereas the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency of the Department of Defense reports the numbers for POW/MIA servicemembers based on conflict to be-- (1) 73,000 from World War II; (2) 7,000 from the Korean war; (3) 1,500 from the …
Sponsors
- Glenn Thompson (R, HD-PA-15) · primary sponsor
- James Walkinshaw (D, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HR1566?
- HR1566 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the third Friday of September should be recognized as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day".
- What is the status of HR1566?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1566?
- Glenn Thompson (R, HD-PA-15), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HR1566?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1566
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