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Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act

Introduced: March 27, 2017 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 27, 2017
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Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act

This bill directs the President to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) the number of fugitives and others residing in other countries for whom the United States is seeking extradition or rendition, together with a list of those countries; (2) U.S. diplomatic and other efforts to secure such fugitives' return; (3) the average length of time these cases have been outstanding; (4) the number of satisfactorily resolved cases; (5) factors that have been barriers to case resolution; and (6) information on the number of U.S. citizens whose extradition has been sought by other countries during the past five years, a list of those countries seeking extradition, and the outcomes of those requests.

What's happening now March 27, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 9, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· May 8, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Apr 12, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 6, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 27, 2017
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Costa, Jim
California · Mar 27, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 27, 2017
Lance, Leonard
· Mar 27, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 27, 2017
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Mar 27, 2017
Marino, Tom
· Mar 27, 2017
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1744: Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1744/
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