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  • H. R. 5826 — An Act To require a report on sanctions under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:2,673

    The “No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act” (H.R. 5826) is a bill that seeks to prevent the Iranian government from benefiting financially while continuing its pattern of hostage-taking and wrongful detention of U.S. nationals. The bill requires the President to regularly report...

    Simple Explanation

    The "No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act" wants to stop bad people in Iran from making money by keeping American hostages. It asks the President to check on Iran's money used for good things, like helping people, and stop anyone involved in taking hostages from traveling or doing business.

  • H. R. 8550 — To provide for the prohibition on the use of United States passports for travel to, in, or through the Turks and Caicos Islands.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:254

    H. R. 8550 aims to temporarily prohibit the use of United States passports for travel to, in, or through the Turks and Caicos Islands. This law would make US passports invalid for such travel starting 60 days after the law is enacted and could initially last for up to 90...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to make a new rule that says people with a United States passport can't travel to the Turks and Caicos Islands for a little while, and the person in charge of passports can decide to keep this rule going if they think it's needed.