U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SR869: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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:
III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 869 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2026 Mrs. Moody submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate 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 either are or were held unwillingly by the enemy or whose 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 include 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, an agency within the Department of Defense, reports the numbers for POW/MIA servicemembers based on conflict to be-- (1) 73,687 from World War II; (2) 8,157 from the Korean War; (3) 2,633 from the Vietnam War; (4) …
Sponsors
- Moody, Ashley (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4804)
- : Submitted in Senate
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is SR869?
- SR869 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the third Friday of September should be recognized as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day".
- What is the status of SR869?
- In committee as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4804) (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR869?
- Moody, Ashley (R).
- Where is the official record for SR869?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/869
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