H.R. 221 — A bill to provide for payment to each American hostage in Iran of $100 for each day of captivity.

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Directs the President to pay to each American hostage $100 for each day of captivity in Iran. Requires such payments to be in addition to any other compensation payable to such hostages. Excludes such payments from the gross income of such hostages.

Authorizes appropriations.

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1981-01-05
Introduced in House
1981-01-05
Introduced in House
1981-01-05
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
1981-02-06
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.

A bill to provide for payment to each American hostage in Iran of $100 for each day of captivity.

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