3.0.0 2201 2023-01-11T13:27:21Z 2023-01-11T13:27:21Z House HR 2015-05-01 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 65 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DELANEY:H.R. 2201.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2793]]]> hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee House Select Referred to 2015-05-01T13:02:10Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-05-01T13:02:05Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-05-01T13:02:00Z 2015-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hlig00 Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee 2015-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2015-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-05-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 N Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2015-05-08 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2015-05-12 False C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2015-07-07 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Terrorism International Affairs 00 2015-05-01 Introduced in House 2015-05-11T16:36:26Z Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act

This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish: (1) the Committee on Hostage Recovery within the National Security Council (NSC), and (2) the Interagency Fusion Cell on Hostage Recovery which shall execute the Committee's hostage retrieval strategies.

The Committee's functions shall include:

  • coordinating retrieval of U.S. hostages among federal departments and agencies and among the United States and its allies;
  • coordinating with the Interagency Fusion Cell on Hostage Recovery;
  • developing hostage retrieval strategies and guidelines;
  • developing information sharing policies and procedures; and
  • developing a strategy to keep family members of U.S. hostages informed, and policies that do not compromise U.S. national security.

It is the sense of Congress that the President should appoint a Special Advisor on Hostage Affairs who: (1) serves as the chair of the NSC Committee on Hostage Recovery; (2) has extensive foreign policy, counterterrorism, and hostage recovery experience; and; (3) serves (or the designee of the Special Advisor serves) as a primary liaison between the federal government and the family of a U.S. hostage.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the federal government to negotiate with a state sponsor of terrorism or a foreign terrorist organization.

]]> Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act Display Title Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a committee of the National Security Council on hostage recovery, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act Introduced in House 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2201ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2201ih.xml 2015-05-01 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.