Senate Simple Resolution 138
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A resolution honoring National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day on April 9, 2017, and commemorating the 75th anniversary of the fall of Bataan.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 25, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
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Bill Number
138
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Honors National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day on April 9, 2017.
Commemorates the 75th anniversary of the fall of Bataan in the Philippines on April 9, 1942.
Applauds the Japanese government's efforts toward a historic apology for the maltreatment of U.S. prisoners of war by Imperial Japan.
April 25, 2017
04/25/2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2533)
04/25/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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