3.0.0 1611 2022-11-01T17:17:23Z 2022-11-01T17:17:23Z House HR 2019-03-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DEUTCH:H.R. 1611.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1.[Page H2585]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2020-03-04T15:47:48Z Referred to 2019-03-07T15:05:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-08T20:48:19Z hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-08T20:48:13Z Referred to 2019-03-07T15:05:40Z Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act 116 712 S 2020-06-18 Held at the desk. 10:10:54 Identical bill CRS 2020-03-04 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-03-04 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-04-08 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-04-08 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-03-07 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-03-07 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 N W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2019-03-07 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2019-03-07 True W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2019-03-07 True M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-04-02 False M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 2019-04-15 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-09-06 False D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2019-09-09 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2019-10-01 False P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2019-10-08 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-10-16 False H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2019-10-16 False R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2019-10-17 False S001209 Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] Abigail Spanberger D VA Davis 7 2019-11-01 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-12-10 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2020-01-30 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2020-03-04 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-03-04 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2020-03-04 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2020-05-01 False 2020-03-25T15:10:00Z H.R. 1611, Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56290 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 4, 2020 International Affairs Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of State Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Executive agency funding and structure Foreign property Government information and archives Human rights Intergovernmental relations Sanctions Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in House 2019-10-29T22:31:44Z Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act

This bill establishes various entities and procedures to address the wrongful detainment of U.S. nationals abroad.

The President shall appoint a Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. The envoy's duties shall include leading diplomatic engagement on U.S. hostage policy and coordinating diplomatic engagements in support of hostage recovery efforts.

The President shall establish an interagency Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, which shall assess and track all hostage cases of U.S. nationals and coordinate agency efforts to safely recover hostages. The President shall also establish the Hostage Recovery Group, which shall make recommendations regarding hostage recovery options and coordinate the development and implementation of U.S. hostage recovery policies.

The President is authorized to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against any foreign person responsible for or complicit in the unlawful or wrongful detention of a U.S. national abroad.

The Department of State shall review cases where U.S. nationals are detained abroad and refer instances of wrongful or unlawful detainment to the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.

]]> Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act Display Title Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To provide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1611ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1611ih.xml 2020-03-04 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. 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.