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A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $10,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

Introduced: September 8, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 19, 2014
Received in the House.
Sep 19, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 18, 2014
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5876; text as passed Senate: CR S5876)
Sep 18, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5876; text as passed Senate: CR S5876)
Sep 18, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574.
Sep 18, 2014
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 18, 2014
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 8, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 8, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 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 James Foley or Steven Sotloff.

What's happening now September 19, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 8, 2014
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 8, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2778: A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $10,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of James Foley and Steven Sotloff.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2778/
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"S. 2778: A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $10,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of James Foley and Steven Sotloff.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2778/.
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S. 2778, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2778/.
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