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Introduced
12/19/2020
12/19/2020
In Committee
12/19/2020
12/19/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to provide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, aims to provide assistance for U.S. citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad. It establishes a Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs to lead diplomatic engagement on U.S. hostage policy, creates an interagency Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell to coordinate hostage recovery efforts, and authorizes the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in the hostage-taking or unlawful detention of U.S. nationals abroad. The bill also requires the Secretary of State to review cases of U.S. nationals detained abroad and provide resource guidance to government officials and families of unjustly or wrongfully detained individuals.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (on 12/19/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/5074/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s5074/BILLS-116s5074is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s5074/BILLS-116s5074is.pdf.pdf |
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