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H.R. 1744 (115th)

Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

27 March 2017

Last action

27 March 2017 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2], Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

Subjects

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Source updated

11 August 2025

Summary

Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and Extradition Act This bill directs the President to report annually to Congress regarding: (1) the number of fugitives and others residing in other countries for whom the United States is seeking extradition or rendition, together with a list of those countries; (2) U.S. diplomatic and other efforts to secure such fugitives' return; (3) the average length of time these cases have been outstanding; (4) the number of satisfactorily resolved cases; (5) factors that have been barriers to case resolution; and (6) information on the number of U.S. citizens whose extradition has been sought by other countries during the past five years, a list of those countries seeking extradition, and the outcomes of those requests.

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Timeline

  1. 27 March 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  2. 27 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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