Chris Coons: “I'm strongly supportive of the Merkley/Alexander bill and hope to be joining them in actively supporting its adoption.”

It’s ridiculous that one of the first things an American hostage or wrongful detainee receives from the government when they return home from captivity is a tax bill.

This is simple. It’s common sense. It’s bipartisan, and it’s compassionate.

The STRATA Act would use America’s advantages in innovation and our strong ties with partners and allies around the world to secure our critical mineral infrastructure.

I’ve been working for years to fix this flaw in our tax code to ensure that Americans currently held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad don’t owe thousands of dollars to the IRS when we finally bring them home.