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H.R. 9520 117th Congress House

Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to request the President to issue an annual proclamation designating Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, to designate the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to request the President to issue an annual proclamation designating Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, to designate the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as an official symbol to recognize citizens of the United States held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 13, 2022 Introduced by: Haley M. Stevens Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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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.
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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.

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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.

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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Dec 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9520: Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9520/
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"H.R. 9520: Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9520/.
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H.R. 9520, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9520/.
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