House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend Chapter 55 of Title 5 and Chapter 10 of Title 37, United States Code, to provide procedural due process in determining the status of missing persons and to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study of the provisions of the Missing Persons Acts codified in titles 5 and 37, United States Code.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 4, 1989
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Latest action: Jan 30, 1990 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
79 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 44 Democrats
44 of 79 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Dick Armey (R-TX), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), William Broomfield (R-MI), George Brown (D-CA), Terry Bruce (D-IL), John Bryant (D-TX), James Clarke (D-NC), E. Coleman (R-MO), James Cooper (D-TN), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Pete Geren (D-TX), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), J. Hastert (R-IL), Charles Hayes (D-IL), John Hiler (R-IN), George Hochbrueckner (D-NY), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Andrew Ireland (R-FL), Craig James (R-FL), Ed Jenkins (D-GA) and 49 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Rowland.
- H.R. 1730 (101st) Missing Service Personnel Act of 1989
- H.R. 4981 (101st) Bankruptcy Antifraud Act of 1990
- H.R. 3254 (101st) Drug War Funding Enhancement Act of 1989
- H.R. 2763 (101st) Weir Farm Study Act of 1989
- H.R. 5060 (101st) To require the establishment of an Office of Inspector General at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
- H.R. 5014 (101st) To authorize the payment of a dislocation allowance under title 37, United States Code, to members of the uniformed services who, although…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.