Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces still missing and unaccounted for from prior wars or military conflicts.

This is a non-binding concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 49) introduced in the House of Representatives on September 19, 2025. It expresses the sense of Congress that, in all trade agreements the United States enters into, the partner nations should provide reasonable access and collaboration to support search, investigation, and recovery activities for U.S. military personnel who are missing or unaccounted for from prior wars. The resolution highlights the current, country-by-country approach used by the DoD POW/MIA Accounting Agency and argues that trade partners should offer transparent and efficient processes to aid in recovery efforts. It also cites specific numbers of missing or unaccounted-for personnel from Vietnam, World War II, and the Korean War. As a sense of Congress, it does not create new law or funding obligations, but it signals a priority for incorporating MIA recovery access into future trade negotiations.