[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 150 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6463]
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  SA 3300. Mr. SCHUMER (for Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Graham)) 
proposed an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 805, commemorating the 
tenth anniversary of the murder of James Wright Foley and calling for 
the moral courage to prioritize the return of Americans held captive 
abroad and take all necessary efforts to deter international hostage 
taking and arbitrary detention; as follows:

        Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following: ``That the Senate--
       (1) stands with all those who have been taken hostage or 
     wrongfully detained, those who have been released, and the 
     families and friends who fight for their freedom;
       (2) prioritizes the return of all innocent United States 
     nationals targeted for kidnapping or wrongful detention 
     abroad and will continue to take all necessary steps to 
     secure the release of Americans and deter our adversaries 
     from using Americans as tools for their geopolitical 
     ambitions;
       (3) acknowledges the need to continue working with allies 
     and partners to develop a coordinated approach to deter and 
     prevent international hostage-taking;
       (4) condemns the practice of targeting and wrongfully 
     detaining Americans in order to threaten American sovereignty 
     and interfere with United States foreign policy;
       (5) supports efforts to ensure that the United States 
     Government hostage enterprise is properly resourced and 
     authorized to address the evolving dynamic of hostage-taking 
     and wrongful detention, including through the Hostage 
     Response Group at the National Security Council, the Hostage 
     Recovery Fusion Cell, the Special Presidential Envoy for 
     Hostage Affairs, and supporting departments and agencies to 
     speed the safe return of United States nationals held hostage 
     abroad and deter future hostage-taking;
       (6) commends the personnel, past and present, of the 
     hostage enterprise who have endeavored to faithfully execute 
     the mission of recovering Americans unjustly held captive 
     abroad; and
       (7) recognizes August 19, 2014, as a solemn remembrance of 
     this national security threat and the United States 
     Government's sacred obligation to protect United States 
     nationals abroad from being taken captive unjustly.
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