United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 898 (97th)
A bill to provide that certain benefits under the Hostage Relief Act of 1980 will be available to all the American hostages held in Iran.
Introduced
19 January 1981
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Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
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Summary
Requires each citizen or resident alien of the United States who was held hostage in Tehran, Iran, at any time during November, 1979, to be considered an American hostage placed in captivity on November 4, 1979, for purposes of receiving certain benefits under the Hostage Relief Act of 1980.
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summary · EN · 19 January 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/898
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/898