HR9242Referred to Committee

To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the recovery of certain United States nationals, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-10
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
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Abraham J. Hamadeh
Abraham J. Hamadeh
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 95.8% (573 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-06-10

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The Department of Defense would be required to report to Congress on efforts to recover American citizens who are missing or held in foreign countries. The report would provide details on the status of these cases and any actions being taken to bring these individuals home. This affects families of missing Americans and gives Congress oversight of military recovery operations.

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