Congressional Action

July, 2000

• FY 2001 Defense Authorization Act
  The Senate's version of the Bill (# S-2549) contains a provision (section 1045) that would allow the Defense Intelligence Agency to withhold its operational files from disclosure to the public.

• The Need for Legislative Action on the POW/MIA Issue
  On behalf of Senator Smith, his senior aide on POW/MIA affairs...Dino Carluccio...recently addressed the American Legion on the need for comprehensive legislation.

• U.S. Senate Bill S.-484
  Read the full text of the Bill in its present form.

• Korean 'Conflict' Now Officially the Korean War
  To the men and women who served in Korea, and to the families of people lost in Korea, it was unmistakably a War.

• Information on the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999
  As many of you already know, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) announced his Bring Them Home Alive Act of 1999 in a February 11th Dear Colleague letter.

• 106th Congress Is Gearing Up
  From the March, 1999 Coalition Newsletter
  1998 was a quiet year on Capitol Hill for the Full Accounting issue.

• Summary Congressional Action
  There are few members of Congress who unilaterally take action relative to the POW/MIA issue.

• Senators' E-mail Addresses
  When you arrive on the site, click on your senator's name[s]. You can also write, fax, or call your senators. The Capitol switchboard telephone number is 202-224-3121, for further contact information.

• Congressmans' E-mail Addresses
  Write your Representative. Select your Congressman by state and zip code. A simple to use e-mail form is located on the page.

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