All Information (Except Text) for 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)
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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.
Official Title as Introduced
Expressing the sense of Congress that those who commit or support atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities, including Yezidis, Turkmen, Sabea-Mandeans, Kaka'e, and Kurds, and who target them specifically for ethnic or religious reasons, are committing, and are hereby declared to be committing, "war crimes", "crimes against humanity", and "genocide".
Actions Overview (2)
Date
Actions Overview
03/14/2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 112).(text: CR H1314)
09/09/2015
Introduced in House
03/14/2016 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 112).(text: CR H1314)
09/09/2015 Introduced in House
All Actions (13)
Date
Chamber
All Actions
03/15/2016
Senate
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
03/14/2016-6:55pm
House
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
03/14/2016-6:55pm
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/14/2016-6:55pm
House
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 112). (text: CR H1314)
03/14/2016-6:50pm
House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1325-1326)
03/14/2016-4:36pm
House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
03/14/2016-4:10pm
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 75.
03/14/2016-4:10pm
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1314-1317)
03/14/2016-4:10pm
House
Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
03/02/2016
House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
03/02/2016
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
09/09/2015
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
09/09/2015
House
Introduced in House
03/15/2016 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
03/14/2016 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
03/14/2016 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/14/2016 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 112). (text: CR H1314)
03/14/2016 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1325-1326)
03/14/2016 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
03/14/2016 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 75.
03/14/2016 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1314-1317)
03/14/2016 Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
03/02/2016 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
03/02/2016 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
09/09/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who commit or support atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities, including Yezidis, Turkmen, Sabea-Mandeans, Kaka'e, and Kurds, and who target them specifically for ethnic or religious reasons, are committing, and are hereby declared to be committing, "war crimes", "crimes against humanity", and "genocide".
Related bill
CRS
03/14/2016 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1467)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
Related bill
CRS
07/07/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4920-4922; text as passed Senate: CR S4921-4922; text as reported to Senate: CR S4920-4921)
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.
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.
Shown Here: Introduced in House (09/09/2015)
Declares that:
the atrocities committed against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities targeted specifically for religious reasons are crimes against humanity and genocide;
each of the Contracting Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other international agreements forbidding war crimes and crimes against humanity, particularly the governments of countries and their nationals who are in any way supporting these crimes, are reminded of their legal obligations under the Convention and these international agreements;
the United Nations (U.N.) and the Secretary-General are called upon to assert leadership by calling the atrocities war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
the member states of the U.N., with an appeal to the Arab States that wish to uphold religious freedom and justice, should collaborate on measures to prevent further war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, and collaborate on the establishment of tribunals to punish those responsible for the ongoing crimes;
the governments of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Republic, and other countries are commended for having undertaken to shelter and protect those fleeing extremist violence; and
those who force the migration of religious communities from their ancestral homelands, including specifically the Nineveh Plain and Mount Sinjar, should be prosecuted in accordance with the laws of the place where their crimes were committed and under applicable international criminal statutes and conventions.
