United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1498 (114th)
Hostage Recovery Improvement Act
Introduced
19 March 2015
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2015
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Introduced in House · EN · 19 March 2015
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 March 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1498
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1498