Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025

S. 1478Introduced Apr 10, 2025Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: A bill to provide the United States Government with additional tools to deter state and non-state actors from wrongfully detaining United States nationals for political leverage, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. James Risch R-ID

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 10, 2025
Committee actionJun 5, 2025
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 18, 2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 94.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1478.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1478, Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025” on July 15, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 18, 2025”.
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July 15, 2025
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S. 1478, 119th Congress
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December 19, 2025
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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

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Christopher Coons (D-DE), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. James Risch.

Sponsor’s state and district

Idaho in Congress

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