Justice for Trooper Werner Foerster Act

This bill urges the U.S. government to prioritize extraditing Joanne Chesimard, who escaped prison in 1979 after murdering New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster, and requires annual diplomatic efforts to secure her return. It mandates the State Department and Attorney General to submit annual reports to Congress detailing steps taken to obtain her extradition, Cuba’s compliance with U.S.-Cuba extradition treaties, and estimates of other U.S. fugitives in Cuba. The reports continue until Cuba consistently fulfills its treaty obligations by returning fugitives. The bill focuses on diplomatic pressure and transparency, not new legal penalties, and directly affects U.S. diplomatic and law enforcement agencies.