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H.R. 2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 6.

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No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

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No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2619.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2619, No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act (2025-04-21)

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Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA), James R. Baird (R-IN), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ), Derek Schmidt (R-KS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2619 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills