118th Congress (2023–2025) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
This page covers HR5826 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR5826 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2024-04-16: Passed |
| Latest action | 2024-04-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
| Policy area | International Affairs |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act This bill allows the President to deny a representative of the United Nations diplomatic entry to the United States if the individual is sanctioned under specified Executive Orders related to terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Currently, the President may deny entry to a United Nations representative if the individual is found to be engaged in specified espionage or terrorist activities directed against the United States or its allies and may pose a threat to security. The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on certain matters regarding Iran. The President must report on the $6 billion transferred from restricted Iranian accounts in South Korea to restricted accounts in Qatar on August 9, 2023; all cases of hostage taking of a U. S. national in Iran or at the direction of Iran during the last 10 years and whether specified sanctions apply; blocked Iranian assets; international efforts to find, freeze, and forfeit assets of those connected to Iran's hostage-taking, wrongful detention, and human rights violations; whether the travel of U. S. persons to Iran presents an imminent danger to travelers; and a strategy to deter hostage-taking by U. S adversaries.
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation, Asia, Bank accounts, deposits, capital, Congressional oversight, Detention of persons, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Foreign and international banking, Human rights, Iran, Middle East
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-16 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 335 | 30 | 1 | Official tally |
HR5826 (No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2].
On 2024-04-17: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-04-16, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.