Bill Text: OH HCR24 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: To urge the federal government and in particular the Department of Defense to do everything possible to rescue United States prisoner of war Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 60-36)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-26 - Concurrence [HCR24 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2013-HCR24-Comm_Sub.html
As Reported by the Senate Public Safety, Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):
Bill Title: To urge the federal government and in particular the Department of Defense to do everything possible to rescue United States prisoner of war Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 60-36)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-26 - Concurrence [HCR24 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2013-HCR24-Comm_Sub.html
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Representatives Milkovich, Johnson
Cosponsors:
Representatives Beck, Becker, Boose, Brenner, Buchy, Fedor, Gonzales, Grossman, Hackett, Huffman, Mallory, Ramos, Retherford, Rogers, Scherer, Stautberg, Terhar, Landis, Pillich, Anielski, Barborak, Dovilla, Perales, Rosenberger, Young, Adams, J., Adams, R., Amstutz, Antonio, Ashford, Baker, Barnes, Bishoff, Blair, Blessing, Boyce, Brown, Budish, Burkley, Butler, Carney, Celebrezze, Cera, Clyde, Conditt, Damschroder, Derickson, DeVitis, Driehaus, Duffey, Foley, Gerberry, Green, Hagan, C., Hall, Hayes, Heard, Henne, Hill, Hood, Hottinger, Letson, Lundy, Lynch, Maag, McClain, McGregor, Patmon, Patterson, Pelanda, Phillips, Redfern, Reece, Romanchuk, Ruhl, Schuring, Sears, Slaby, Slesnick, Smith, Sprague, Stebelton, Stinziano, Strahorn, Sykes, Thompson, Wachtmann, Winburn Speaker Batchelder
Senators Tavares, Brown, LaRose, Schaffer, Uecker
To urge the federal government and in particular the | 1 |
Department of Defense to do everything possible to | 2 |
rescue United States prisoner of war Sergeant Bowe | 3 |
Bergdahl. | 4 |
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, The creed "Leave No Man Behind" has long been part | 5 |
of the spirit and culture of the United States Military; and | 6 |
WHEREAS, In June 2009, United States Army Sergeant Bowe | 7 |
Bergdahl was captured in Paktika Province, eastern Afghanistan, by | 8 |
men loyal to the Haqqani Network, a militant group based in | 9 |
Pakistan; and | 10 |
WHEREAS, The Haqqani network has ties to the Afghanistan | 11 |
Taliban, and Sergeant Bergdahl's plight has been a factor in | 12 |
negotiations between the United States and the Taliban; and | 13 |
WHEREAS, It has been reported that the United States, through | 14 |
the use of drones and other technology, may know the approximate | 15 |
area where Sergeant Bergdahl is being kept; and | 16 |
WHEREAS, It has been reported that ISI, Pakistan's military | 17 |
intelligence agency, likely knows Sergeant Bergdahl's location; | 18 |
now therefore be it | 19 |
RESOLVED, That we, the 130th General Assembly of the State of | 20 |
Ohio, in adopting this resolution, urge the federal government and | 21 |
in particular the Department of Defense to do everything possible | 22 |
to rescue United States Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl; and be it | 23 |
further | 24 |
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 25 |
transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the | 26 |
President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, each | 27 |
member of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of | 28 |
Ohio. | 29 |