HR 9202 119th Congress House International Affairs

Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act

Introduced: June 8, 2026 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 8, 2026

Introduced in House

Jun 8, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Plain-language summary AI · grounded in the bill record

Require report on U.S. fugitives abroad and extradition efforts.

This bill would direct the President to submit a report to Congress about fugitives who are currently living in other countries and whose extradition the United States is seeking. The bill was introduced by Representative Christopher H. Smith and has been referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration.

Generated from the official bill record, accurate to the metadata, but confirm important details against the full text.

What's happening now June 8, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Jun 8, 2026

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9202: Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9202/

MLA

"H.R. 9202: Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9202/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 9202, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9202/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 9202: Walter Patterson Justice and Extradition Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9202/)