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Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014.

S. 2577Introduced Jul 9, 2014Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 30, 2014 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 2577.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 2577, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 23, 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

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.