Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022

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HR 9520

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Dec 13, 2022

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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be ...

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Congressional tributes Detention of persons Human rights International Affairs

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Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022

This bill requests the President to issue an annual proclamation designating Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. The bill also designates the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as a symbol of the commitment of the United States to recognizing citizens held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad.

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Dec 13, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Dec 13, 2022

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