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Senate Bill 712
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
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Passed Senate on Jun 15, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 7, 2019
Latest Action
Jun 18, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
712
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Bob Menendez
New Jersey
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Republican
Marco Rubio
Florida
Democrat
Jeanne Shaheen
New Hampshire
Democrat
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on June 15, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2977-2979; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2977-2979)
Summary

Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act

This bill establishes various entities and procedures to address the wrongful detainment of U.S. nationals abroad.

The President shall appoint a Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. The envoy's duties shall include leading diplomatic engagement on U.S. hostage policy and coordinating diplomatic engagements in support of hostage recovery efforts.

The President shall establish an interagency Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, which shall assess and track all hostage cases of U.S. nationals and coordinate agency efforts to safely recover hostages. The President shall also establish the Hostage Recovery Group, which shall make recommendations regarding hostage recovery options and coordinate the development and implementation of U.S. hostage recovery policies.

The President is authorized to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against any foreign person responsible for or complicit in the unlawful or wrongful detention of a U.S. national abroad.

The Department of State shall review cases where U.S. nationals are detained abroad and refer instances of wrongful or unlawful detainment to the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.

Text (3)
Engrossed in Senate
June 15, 2020
Reported to Senate
June 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
March 7, 2019
Related Bills (3)
Dec 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 5074
Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jul 23, 2020
Passed Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4049
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Active
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Mar 07, 2019
Introduced in House
20
Sponsorship
House Bill 1611
Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Actions (10)
06/18/2020
Held at the desk.
06/18/2020
Received in the House.
06/18/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
06/15/2020
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2977-2979; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2977-2979)
06/15/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2977-2979; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2977-2979)
06/03/2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 462.
06/03/2020
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
05/21/2020
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
03/07/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
03/07/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:06 PM
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