Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2024
Latest action · Nov 22, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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.
- IntroducedNov 22, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 22, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Original | Nov 22, 2024 |
Committees 3
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 Nov 22, 2024 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 22, 2024 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 22, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2024Introduced in House
- Nov 22, 2024Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
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. 170, no. 174, November 22, 2024, page H6197.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5340 | Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2024 | Identical bill | Nov 18, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide the United States Government with additional tools to deter state and non-state actors from wrongfully detaining United States nationals for political leverage, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 22, 2024Introduced 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.
