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Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014

Introduced: November 12, 2014 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Nov 20, 2014
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 12, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 12, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require congressional notification not less than 15 days after a reward is authorized under the the Department of State's rewards for justice program.

Requires such notification to include information about the identity of the individual for whom the award is being made, the amount of the reward, the acts with respect to which the reward is being made, and how the reward is being publicized.

What's happening now November 20, 2014

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 20, 2014
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 14, 2014
ROYCE, ED
· Nov 12, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5685: Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5685/
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"H.R. 5685: Rewards for Justice Congressional Notification Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5685/.
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H.R. 5685, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5685/.
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