A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.

Bill: 113-s-2577
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2014-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Israel
Middle East
Violent crime
West Bank

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: 
Directs the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Rewards for Justice program authorized under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, to offer a reward of up to $5 million to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the commission of the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel.

action_date: 2014-07-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Rewards for Justice program authorized under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, to offer a reward of up to $5 million to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the commission of, the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel.

action_date: 2014-07-29
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Directs the Secretary of State, in accordance with the Rewards for Justice program authorized under the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, to offer a reward of up to $5 million to any individual who furnishes information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for committing, conspiring or attempting to commit, or aiding or abetting in the commission of, the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5069; text as passed Senate: CR S5069)
action_date: 2014-07-29
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5069; text as passed Senate: CR S5069)
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474.
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. With written report No. 113-213.
action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. With written report No. 113-213.
action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2014-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate