H.R. 5796: Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-05-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-05-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act

Plain summary

Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a common fund to be administered by the class representatives and agents for the former American hostages in Iran and their survivors (case number 1:08-CV-00487 (EGS) of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) in order to pay claims to the American hostages and to family members identified as class members. Finances the fund from: (1) fines and penalties for violations of activities with respect to any government or person by reason of a connection with Iran, and (2) seized or frozen Iranian assets or assets from persons or entities subject to Iran-related sanctions. Sets forth payment priority and amount provisions. States that the United States shall be fully subrogated with respect to payments to all rights of each individual paid under this Act against the government of Iran or the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

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Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · 69 cosponsors

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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Todd Young (R-IN), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and 9 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr5796.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr5796 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112