# 118-hr-5826: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

118-hr-5826, No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5826
- Congress: 118
- Title: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2023-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2023-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2023-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4] (R-NY), 2024-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-04-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 391 | 34 |

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5826 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5826)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-5826 (as of 2026-10-15).