Senate bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Johnny Isakson R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2013
- Committee actionJun 25, 2013
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 12, 2013 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 183.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 559.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 559, Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2013” on October 22, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 12, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 22, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44668
- CBO publication date
- October 22, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 559, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-104 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on September 12, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 12, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/104
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 559, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/559
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f528e9127314e42ca176d3e77e8cdde9917b652a3912af501b857f53e9ead0fa
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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
9 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 9 cosponsors (78%) are from the other party.
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Patty Murray (D-WA), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Johnny Isakson.
- S.Res. 170 (113th) A resolution commemorating John Lewis on the 50th anniversary of his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
- S.Res. 583 (113th) A resolution designating November 30, 2014, as "Drive Safer Sunday".
- S.Res. 396 (113th) A resolution designating March 25, 2014, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day".
- S.Res. 585 (113th) A resolution designating December 3, 2014, as "National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day".
- S.Res. 89 (113th) A resolution designating March 25, 2013, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day".
- S.Res. 95 (113th) A resolution recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect the public safety…
Sponsor’s state and district
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.