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H.R. 2619 119th Congress House

No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

Official title: To require a report on sanctions under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2025 Introduced by: Michael Baumgartner Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
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Apr 9, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 6.
Apr 9, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 6.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 10

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 1 Republican 12
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Schmidt, Derek
Kansas · Aug 31, 2026
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Hamadeh, Abraham J.
Arizona · Jan 12, 2026
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Kean, Thomas H.
New Jersey · Nov 17, 2025
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Oct 8, 2025
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Apr 24, 2025
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Bresnahan, Robert P.
Pennsylvania · Apr 14, 2025
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 9, 2025
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Apr 8, 2025
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McCormick, Richard
Georgia · Apr 8, 2025
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 3, 2025
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Apr 3, 2025
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Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Apr 3, 2025
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Apr 3, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2619/
MLA
"H.R. 2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2619/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2619, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2619/.
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[H.R. 2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2619/)
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