Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act
Latest action · Sep 22, 2016 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 4 - 1 .
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act
Directs the President to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) the number of fugitives and others residing in other countries for whom the United States is seeking extradition or rendition, together with a list of those countries; (2) U.S. diplomatic and other efforts to secure such fugitives' return; (3) the average length of time these cases have been outstanding; (4) the number of satisfactorily resolved cases; (5) factors that have been barriers to case resolution; and (6) information on the number of U.S. citizens whose extradition has been sought by other countries during the past five years, a list of those countries seeking extradition, and the outcomes of those requests.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2015 to Jul 7, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | May 18, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | May 16, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | May 16, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | May 17, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 7, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 7, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2016Markup Sep 22, 2016Reported Sep 22, 2016 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 22, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 4 - 1 .
- Sep 7, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 64, April 30, 2015, page H2772.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-227 | TO DIRECT THE PRESIDENT TO SUBMIT TO CONGRESS A REPORT ON FUGITIVES CURRENTLY RESIDING IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHOSE EXTRADITION IS SOUGHT BY THE UNITED STATES AND RELATED MATTERS; AND TO REQUIRE A REGIONAL STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE THREAT POSED BY BOKO HARAM29 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Sep 22, 2016 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS21049 | Latin America: Terrorism Issues Archived | Report | Dec 15, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1744 | Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 27, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the President to submit to Congress a report on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by the United States and related matters.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
