HR 1498
114th Congress
House
International Affairs
Asia
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal officials
North Korea
Terrorism
Hostage Recovery Improvement Act
Introduced: March 19, 2015
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Mar 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 19, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hostage Recovery Improvement Act
This bill directs the President to designate an existing federal officer as the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator who shall coordinate efforts to secure the release of U.S. citizens who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism.
The Coordinator shall establish a federal task force with respect to each hostage situation, and report quarterly on each one.
It is the sense of Congress that the Coordinator should develop and pursue an entire range of options with respect to each hostage situation, including kinetic and non-kinetic options.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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