H.R. 1498 · 114th Congress
Hostage Recovery Improvement Act
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This bill directs the President to designate an existing federal officer as the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator who shall coordinate efforts to secure the release of U.S. citizens who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 19, 2015
Hostage Recovery Improvement Act
This bill directs the President to designate an existing federal officer as the Interagency Hostage Recovery Coordinator who shall coordinate efforts to secure the release of U.S. citizens who are hostages of hostile groups or state sponsors of terrorism.
The Coordinator shall establish a federal task force with respect to each hostage situation, and report quarterly on each one.
It is the sense of Congress that the Coordinator should develop and pursue an entire range of options with respect to each hostage situation, including kinetic and non-kinetic options.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Hostage Recovery Improvement Act
Latest action (Mar 19, 2015): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 19, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.