Designates March 9 of each year as U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day.

AJR 44 designates March 9 each year as "U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day" in New Jersey to honor Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, including past cases like Robert Levinson (abducted March 9, 2007) and recent incidents. The bill requests the Governor to annually display the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag at the State Capitol and encourages other state and local government buildings to do the same. It aligns with federal recognition of the day and references the flag’s design (featuring three profiles, prison-wall tally marks, and "Bring Them Home"). The resolution focuses on symbolic recognition, not policy changes, and was withdrawn after being approved as P.L.2025, JR-22.