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Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act

USA116th CongressS-5074| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2020
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act This bill establishes various entities and procedures to address the wrongful detainment of U.S. nationals abroad. The President shall appoint a Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. The envoy's duties shall include leading diplomatic engagement on U.S. hostage policy and coordinating diplomatic engagements in support of hostage recovery efforts. The President shall establish an interagency Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, which shall assess and track all hostage cases of U.S. nationals and coordinate agency efforts to safely recover hostages. The President shall also establish the Hostage Recovery Group, which shall make recommendations regarding hostage recovery options and coordinate the development and implementation of U.S. hostage recovery policies. The President is authorized to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against any foreign person responsible for or complicit in the unlawful or wrongful detention of a U.S. national abroad. The Department of State shall review cases where U.S. nationals are detained abroad and refer instances of wrongful or unlawful detainment to the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
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Mar 4, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1611
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Dec 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • March 4, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1611
    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.


  • December 19, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 116-712: Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
  • HR 116-133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 116-6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • S 116-4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDue process and equal protectionExecutive agency funding and structureForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsIntergovernmental relationsSanctionsVisas and passports

Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act

USA116th CongressS-5074| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2020
Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act This bill establishes various entities and procedures to address the wrongful detainment of U.S. nationals abroad. The President shall appoint a Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. The envoy's duties shall include leading diplomatic engagement on U.S. hostage policy and coordinating diplomatic engagements in support of hostage recovery efforts. The President shall establish an interagency Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, which shall assess and track all hostage cases of U.S. nationals and coordinate agency efforts to safely recover hostages. The President shall also establish the Hostage Recovery Group, which shall make recommendations regarding hostage recovery options and coordinate the development and implementation of U.S. hostage recovery policies. The President is authorized to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions against any foreign person responsible for or complicit in the unlawful or wrongful detention of a U.S. national abroad. The Department of State shall review cases where U.S. nationals are detained abroad and refer instances of wrongful or unlawful detainment to the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs.
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Timeline
Mar 4, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1611
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Dec 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • March 4, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1611
    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.


  • December 19, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • S 116-712: Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act
  • HR 116-133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
  • HR 116-6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • S 116-4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDue process and equal protectionExecutive agency funding and structureForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsIntergovernmental relationsSanctionsVisas and passports