HR 9520
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Human rights
Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022
Introduced: December 13, 2022
Introduced by:
Stevens, Haley M.
Democratic
· Michigan
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In committee
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Became law
Dec 13, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 13, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022
This bill requests the President to issue an annual proclamation designating Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. The bill also designates the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as a symbol of the commitment of the United States to recognizing citizens held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1