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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 680          </title>
<shortdesc>LOCATE AND RETURN IL MIA</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Lindsey LaPointe</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Supports all efforts to locate and return MIAs from Illinois. Urges the United States Military organizations to abide by the Department of Defense's rules and policies when DPAA JFI-JFR teams excavate potential grave sites, so as not to compromise or jeopardize the sites. Urges the Department of Defense DPAA to remove those currently listed as Dead-XX and give these American service personnel the same privilege and opportunity to be reclassified onto the Master Excavation Listing (MEL) country by country.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Veterans' Affairs Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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