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HR 3874 114th Congress House

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require reports on the Rewards for Justice program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 2, 2015 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require notification of Congress at least 15 days after a reward is authorized under the Department of State's rewards for justice program.

Notification shall include information about the identity of the individual receiving the award, the reward's amount, the acts for which the reward is being made, and how the reward is being publicized.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3874: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require reports on the Rewards for Justice program, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3874/
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"H.R. 3874: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require reports on the Rewards for Justice program, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3874/.
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H.R. 3874, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3874/.
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[H.R. 3874: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require reports on the Rewards for Justice program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3874/)
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