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H.R. 3782: Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act

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H.R. 3782: Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-02-06 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 70 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3782 (2004-03-18), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act

Plain summary

Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 respecting the Department of State rewards program to: (1) authorize rewards for disruption of terrorist organization financial mechanisms, including illicit narcotics production or international narcotics trafficking used to sustain terrorist organizations or finance terrorist acts; (2) increase maximum awards to $25 million, and up to twice such amount for the capture or information leading to the capture of a foreign terrorist leader; (3) authorize monetary and/or nonmonetary rewards; (4) authorize program resource use for media surveys and advertisements to disseminate program information; and (5) direct the Secretary of State to report on a plan to maximize reward awareness for the capture or information leading to the capture of a foreign terrorist leader who may be in Afghanistan or Pakistan.

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Official text

Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3782, Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act (2004-03-08); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3782, Counter-Terrorist and Narco-Terrorist Rewards Program Act (2004-03-08)

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Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Record fed-us-cong108-hr3782 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108