119th Congress
H.R. 4179
Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- J. French Hill(R-AR)
- Introduced
- Jun 26, 2025
- Policy area
- International Affairs
- Committees
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (4)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ)
Added later (3)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Jul 22, 2025
- Richard McCormick (R-GA) · Aug 26, 2025
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC) · Oct 17, 2025
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To provide the United States Government with additional tools to deter state and non-state actors from wrongfully detaining United States nationals for political leverage, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Jun 26, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 26, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House