HR 4388 118th Congress House

Marc Fogel Act

Official title: To amend the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act to require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress information relating to cases of United States nationals detained abroad in which the Secretary has not made a determination or has determined that there is not credible information that the individuals are being detained unlawfully or wrongfully.

Introduced: August 25, 2023 Introduced by: Reschenthaler, Guy Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

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Jun 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jun 27, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action June 27, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marc Fogel Act

This bill requires the Department of State, in certain cases, to submit information to Congress regarding U.S. nationals who may be detained abroad unlawfully or wrongfully. The bill requires the State Department to submit all case-related documents and communications within 180 days of the initiation of a case review if the department (1) has not made a determination, or (2) has made a determination that there is no credible evidence that the individual is being detained unlawfully or wrongfully.

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