Hostages Bills in the 108th Congress

65 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 23. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th

12 bills in the 108th Congress. Showing 1–12, newest first. Every Congress

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HCONRES 344	Expressing the sense of the Congress that American prisoners of war (POWs) during the 1991 Gulf War and their immediate family members should be adequately compensated, without delay, for their suffering and injury, as decided by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	November 21, 2003
HR 5132	Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2004	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1698)	September 24, 2004
HR 4548	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005	Became Public Law No: 108-487.	December 23, 2004
HR 2861	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004	See also H. R. 2673.	January 22, 2004
HR 2574	Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	September 4, 2003
HR 293	To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking a child hostage in order to evade arrest.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	March 6, 2003
HRES 763	Condemning the terrorist attack at Middle School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia, that occurred in early September 2004.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	September 9, 2004
HRES 344	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Syria, Lebanon and Iran should be held accountable for the well-being of abducted Israeli civilian Elchanan Tannenbaum, provide the International Committee of the Red Cross access to Elchanan Tannenbaum, and take all necessary measures to secure the release of Elchanan Tannenbaum.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	July 25, 2003
S 1275	Benefits for Victims of International Terrorism Act of 2003	Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-214.	July 17, 2003
S 402	Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2003	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2477-2478)	February 13, 2003
S 66	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to require the issuance of a prisoner-of-war medal to civilian employees of the Federal Government who are forcibly detained or interned by an enemy government or a hostile force under wartime conditions.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S63)	January 7, 2003
SRES 29	A resolution demanding the return of the USS Pueblo to the United States Navy.	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1753)	January 29, 2003

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.