H.R. 2201: Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-01 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act

Plain summary

Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish: (1) the Committee on Hostage Recovery within the National Security Council (NSC), and (2) the Interagency Fusion Cell on Hostage Recovery which shall execute the Committee's hostage retrieval strategies. The Committee's functions shall include: coordinating retrieval of U.S. hostages among federal departments and agencies and among the United States and its allies; coordinating with the Interagency Fusion Cell on Hostage Recovery; developing hostage retrieval strategies and guidelines; developing information sharing policies and procedures; and developing a strategy to keep family members of U.S. hostages informed, and policies that do not compromise U.S. national security. It is the sense of Congress that the President should appoint a Special Advisor on Hostage Affairs who: (1) serves as the chair of the NSC Committee on Hostage Recovery; (2) has extensive foreign policy, counterterrorism, and hostage recovery experience; and; (3) serves (or the designee of the Special Advisor serves) as a primary liaison between the federal government and the family of a U.S. hostage. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the federal government to negotiate with a state sponsor of terrorism or a foreign terrorist organization.

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Warren Weinstein Hostage Rescue Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] · 3 cosponsors

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Scott Perry (R-PA)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2201.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2201 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114