Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002
Public Law 107-258 · S. 1339 · 107th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Oct 29, 2002 · Immigration
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Campbell (R-CO)
Cosponsors (43): Sen. Jim Bunning, Sen. Zell Miller,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002 - Amends the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to direct the Attorney General to grant refugee status in the United States to any alien (and parent, spouse, or child thereof) who: (1) is a national of Iraq or a nation of the Greater Middle East Region; and (2) personally delivers into the custody of the United States Government a living American Persian Gulf War POW/MIA. Provides exceptions with respect to an alien terrorist, persecutor, person who has been convicted of a serious criminal offense, or person who presents a danger to the security of the United States, as set forth under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Includes Iraq, Kuwait, and any other country of the Greater Middle East Region among the countries to which the International Broadcasting Bureau is required to broadcast information that promotes such refugee program.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Oct 29, 2002Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-258.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 17, 2002PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 15, 2002FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 9, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- Oct 7, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 20, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Sep 4, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Jul 29, 2002FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 27, 2002CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Aug 2, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.