To grant authority to the president to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the U.S. and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries until all U.S. citizens held by the Government of Iran...

This bill would authorize the president to detain ‘non-diplomatic officials’ of the Iranian government in the U.S. and any country that offers the U.S. authority to do so until Iran releases and returns the 3 known U.S. prisoners in Iran, and accounts for the whereabouts of Robert Levinson, a U.S. citizen allegedly being held in Iran since 2007.

Last major action: 7/28/15 referred to House Comm. on Foreign Affairs.