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H.Con.Res.75 - Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.114th Congress (2015-2016) |

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsor:	Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (Introduced 09/09/2015)
Committees:	House - Foreign Affairs \| Senate - Foreign Relations
Latest Action:	03/15/2016 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions)
Major Recorded Votes:	03/14/2016 : Passed House

This bill has the status Passed House

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Introduced
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Passed House
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Passed Senate

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Declares that:

the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Christians, Yezidis, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
all governments, including the United States, and international organizations, including the United Nations (U.N.), should call ISIL atrocities war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
U.N. member states should coordinate on measures to prevent further war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Iraq and Syria, and to punish those responsible for these ongoing crimes, including by the collection of evidence and, if necessary, the establishment of appropriate tribunals;
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of Turkey, and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq are to be commended for, and supported in, their efforts to shelter those fleeing violence from ISIL and other combatants until they can safely return to their homes in Iraq and Syria; and
the protracted Syrian civil war and the indiscriminate violence of the Assad regime have contributed to ISIL's growth.