Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023

United States118th CongressHR-1522House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 9, 2023

Summary

Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023 This bill requests the President to issue an annual proclamation designating Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. The bill also designates the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as a symbol of the commitment of the United States to recognizing citizens held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad.

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S-769: U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2023

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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