Expressing the sense of Congress that Warren Weinstein should be returned home to his family.

Bill: 113-hconres-101
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2014-06-11
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

Congressional oversight

Detention of persons

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Pakistan

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administration should: (1) use all lawful tools to bring Warren Weinstein, who was abducted in Pakistan in 2011 and currently held captive by al-Qaeda, home to his family; (2) make the return of all U.S. citizens held captive abroad a top priority; and (3) keep Congress apprised of its actions to achieve such goals.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2014 Mr. Delaney submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that Warren Weinstein should be returned home to his family.

Whereas Warren Weinstein was abducted in Pakistan in 2011 and is currently being held captive by al-Qaeda; Whereas Warren Weinstein is a former Peace Corps and former United States Agency for International Development official; Whereas Warren Weinstein is widely recognized as a scholar and humanitarian who has spent his career working to improve the lives of men, women, and children around the world; and Whereas video released of Warren Weinstein by his captors confirms that he is in poor health: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of Congress that the Administration should— (1) use all of the lawful tools at its disposal to bring Warren Weinstein home to his family; (2) make the return of all United States citizens held captive abroad, regardless of their different circumstances, a top priority; and (3) keep Congress apprised of its actions to achieve these goals as new information is available, or quarterly if no new information is available.