{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-shaheen-reintroduce-bill-to-expedite-recovery-of-missing-servicemembers", "Crapo, Shaheen Reintroduce Bill to Expedite Recovery of Missing Servicemembers", "2025-12-01", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "Senate", "ID", "Mike Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", "crapo", "https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.--On the heels of the news Idaho welcomed home the remains of 2nd Lieutenant Charles Atteberry after more than 80 years missing in action, U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire) have again introduced legislation that would eliminate obstacles preventing families and caseworkers from accessing records needed for recovery of America\u2019s prisoners of war (POWs) and missing in action (MIA). The Bring Our Heroes Home Act has 7 co-sponsors and previously advanced out of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously last November.\n\nAccording to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, approximately 80,930 Americans--including 359 Idahoans--remain unaccounted for from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars and other conflicts.\n\n\u201cIdaho welcomed home another missing hero just a few weeks ago, and we cannot give up on our efforts to identify and bring home every remaining missing servicemember,\u201d said Crapo. \u201cWe must cut the bureaucratic red tape that delays bringing them to an eternal resting place here at home. We owe their families and loved ones the assurances they have not been forgotten.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe families of America\u2019s missing service members carry the heavy weight of uncertainty, waiting years and often decades for answers about their loved ones who served our nation with courage and conviction,\u201d said Shaheen. \u201cWe owe it to these families to make that wait as short as possible and free from unnecessary bureaucratic burden. Our bipartisan Bring Our Heroes Home Act takes meaningful steps to ensure that vital records are preserved, responsibly declassified and made accessible so that families can finally gain the clarity they deserve. Our nation has a solemn responsibility to honor every hero\u2019s legacy and to ensure none are forgotten or left behind.\u201d\n\nThe Bring Our Heroes Home Act would:\n\nCreate a collection of missing Armed Forces and civilian personnel records at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for families and caseworkers to easily access;\n\nRequire executive agencies to identify, locate and transmit any missing Armed Forces personnel records to the National Archives for placement in the collection; and\n\nEstablish an independent Missing Armed Forces and Civilian Personnel Records Review Board to identify missing personnel records, facilitate the transmission and disclosure of these records, and review any decisions by federal agencies to postpone declassification for purposes of protecting sensitive classified material.\n\nIdaho recently welcomed home 2nd Lieutenant Charles Atteberry, a World War II servicemember from Parma who had been missing and unidentified for 80 years. Through the U.S. military\u2019s use of DNA testing, Lt. Atteberry was able to be identified from a mass grave in Taiwan. Lt. Atteberry\u2019s brother, Lloyd, also served in the military as a pilot during World War II. Lloyd is still considered missing in action and his remains have not been recovered since he was reportedly shot down in 1943.\n\nAdditional co-sponsors of the measure include Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Alex Padilla (D-California), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois), Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada), Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii).\n\nBill text is available HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/crapo-shaheen-reintroduce-bill-to-expedite-recovery-of-missing-servicemembers"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6298706866800785, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}