Marc Fogel Act

Bill: 118-hr-4388
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2023-06-27
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b>Marc Fogel Act</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">This bill requires the Department of State, in certain cases, to submit information to Congress regarding U.S. nationals who may be detained abroad unlawfully or wrongfully. The bill requires the State Department to submit all case-related documents and communications within 180 days of the initiation of a case review if the department (1) has not made a determination, or (2) has made a determination that there is no credible evidence that the individual is being detained unlawfully or wrongfully.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4388 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 27, 2023 Mr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Deluzio , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Evans , and Mr. Zinke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act to require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress information relating to cases of United States nationals detained abroad in which the Secretary has not made a determination or has determined that there is not credible information that the individuals are being detained unlawfully or wrongfully.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marc Fogel Act . 2. Amendment to Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Submission to Congress of information relating to cases without determinations or determinations that there is not credible information that the individuals are being detained unlawfully or wrongfully (1) In general If, within 180 days of the initiation of any review of a case of a United States national detained abroad under subsection (a), the Secretary of State— (A) has not made a determination with respect to the detention of the individual, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees copies of all documents and communications described in paragraph (2) relating to the review of the criteria described in subsection (a) with respect to the detention of the individual; or (B) has made a determination that there is not credible information that the individual is being detained unlawfully or wrongfully, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees— (i) copies of all documents and communications described in paragraph (2) relating to the review of the criteria described in subsection (a) with respect to the detention of the individual; and (ii) copies of all documents providing a justification for the determination. (2) Documents and communications described The documents and communications described in this paragraph are documents, memoranda, advisory legal opinions, audio recordings (including telephone records), correspondence (including electronic mail records), and other communications, or any portion of any such communications. (3) Form The information required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. .