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House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Justice for the American Diplomats Held Hostage in Tehran Act

H.R. 5796Introduced May 17, 2012Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Bruce Braley D-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 4, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5796.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5796, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

69 cosponsors — 42 Republicans, 27 Democrats

42 of 69 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

W. Akin (R-MO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Lou Barletta (R-PA), John Barrow (D-GA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Lois Capps (D-CA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), James Clyburn (D-SC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Charles Dent (R-PA), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Donna Edwards (D-MD), J. Forbes (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Tim Griffin (R-AR), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Timothy Johnson (R-IL) and 39 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Braley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.