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H.R. 1498 (114th)

Hostage Recovery Improvement Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

19 March 2015

Last action

19 March 2015 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11], Paul Cook, Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2], Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1], Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10], Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19], David Trott, Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]

Subjects

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Source updated

12 August 2025

Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 19 March 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 March 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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