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A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began…

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A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.

Introduced: July 9, 2014 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2014
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460.
Jul 9, 2014
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 9, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Rewards for Justice program authorized under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, to offer a reward of up to $5 million to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the commission of the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel.

What's happening now July 10, 2014

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 460.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2579: A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2579/
MLA
"S. 2579: A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2579/.
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S. 2579, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2579/.
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[S. 2579: A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2579/)
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