{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-5826","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 5826","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require a report on sanctions under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require a report on sanctions under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-09-28","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-04-16","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h131","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act","result":"Passed","yea":391,"nay":34,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll131.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2024-04-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-09-28","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill allows the President to deny a representative of the United Nations diplomatic entry to the United States if the individual is sanctioned under specified Executive Orders related to terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Currently, the President may deny entry to a United Nations representative if the individual is found to be engaged in specified espionage or terrorist activities directed against the United States or its allies and may pose a threat to security."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also requires the President to report to Congress on certain matters regarding Iran. The President must report on"},{"k":"li","t":"the $6 billion transferred from restricted Iranian accounts in South Korea to restricted accounts in Qatar on August 9, 2023;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"all cases of hostage taking of a U.S. national in Iran or at the direction of Iran during the last 10 years and whether specified sanctions apply;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"blocked Iranian assets;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"international efforts to find, freeze, and forfeit assets of those connected to Iran's hostage-taking, wrongful detention, and human rights violations;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"whether the travel of U.S. persons to Iran presents an imminent danger to travelers; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"a strategy to deter hostage-taking by U.S adversaries.","d":1}],"words":197},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the President and the Secretary of State to submit recurring reports, certifications, determinations and a strategy to Congress on Iranian funds, hostage-taking and wrongful detention of U.S. nationals, sanctions, blocked assets and travel, and amends the law on denying visas to United Nations representatives.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#H55BA98D765F547BAB3EF52A1E4C41DF5"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#HF853063972E44E048ABF00C44C17EB2E"},{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#HADAC9BE8047A411DA72075379B0F7664"},{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#HBD5F15BFD53A46A7B9E7B3DF7F1BEBDB"},{"label":"Sec. 8","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#HF3371D5AF2354C54B75DB3F0236B05D9"},{"label":"Sec. 9","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#H1D8671AA69F044EDBE8BB159CCB8C75B"},{"label":"Sec. 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4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#H55BA98D765F547BAB3EF52A1E4C41DF5"}},{"text":"Requires the President to review cases of hostage-taking or wrongful detention of U.S. nationals in Iran over the preceding 10 years, determine which foreign persons are responsible or provide support, and report whether sanctions under section 306 of the Robert Levinson Act have been or will be imposed.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#HF853063972E44E048ABF00C44C17EB2E"}},{"text":"Amends section 407(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, to add persons sanctioned under Executive Order 13224 or Executive Order 13382 to those whom the President may deny admission as United Nations representatives.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#HADAC9BE8047A411DA72075379B0F7664"}},{"text":"Requires the President to report on blocked or frozen Iranian assets valued at more than $100,000 and on any changes to their status, including any related U.S. Government action and its justification.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#HBD5F15BFD53A46A7B9E7B3DF7F1BEBDB"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to determine and report whether travel of U.S. persons to Iran presents an imminent danger to public health or physical safety, and whether the Secretary is exercising the authority to declare U.S. passports invalid for travel to Iran.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 9","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#H1D8671AA69F044EDBE8BB159CCB8C75B"}},{"text":"Requires the President to develop and submit to Congress a strategy to deter and prevent wrongful detention and hostage-taking by U.S. adversaries, covering penalties, policies on ransom payments, and coordination with allies and partners.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 10","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh#H161DF916DB754B90A0E6965E689D4D3F"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-04-16","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-5826.png","v":"17383fea14cf","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5826, 118th Congress: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act. House: 391 Yea, 34 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 16 Apr 2024."}}