A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit compliance with a demand for ransom, or the engaging in any other conduct, for the release of a person held in connection with kidnaping or hostage taking.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal criminal code to make complying with the ransom or other demands for the release of any person held in connection with a kidnapping or hostage-taking a criminal offense punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment for up to one year.…