To require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5671
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2023-09-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">This bill requires the Department of State to determine whether Vladimir Kara-Muza is being wrongfully detained abroad for purposes of triggering certain procedures for U.S. nationals. If the State Department finds that Vladimir Kara-Muza is not being detained wrongfully in Russia, it must report to Congress a justification for this determination and describe the current efforts to secure his release. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;" />

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cohen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully abroad for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes.

1. Requirement of Secretary of State to determine whether United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being wrongfully detained abroad (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall make a determination of whether or not United States national Vladimir Kara-Murza is being detained wrongfully by the Russian Federation for purposes of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq. ). (b) Report If the Secretary of State makes a determination under subsection (a) that Vladimir Kara-Murza is not being detained wrongfully by the Russian Federation, the Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, submit to Congress a report that contains— (1) a justification for the determination; and (2) a description of the actions the Department of State is taking to secure the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza.