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Titles (3)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Passed House

Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

Short Titles as Introduced

Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To help prevent acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States Government capacities to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such crises.


Actions Overview (2)

Date Actions Overview
07/17/2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 5 (Roll no. 334).(text: CR H6315-6316)
06/22/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (17)

Date Chamber All Actions
07/18/2018SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
07/17/2018-6:49pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/17/2018-6:49pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 5 (Roll no. 334). (text: CR H6315-6316)
07/17/2018-6:43pmHouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6343-6344)
07/17/2018-4:58pmHouseAt 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.
07/17/2018-4:34pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3030.
07/17/2018-4:34pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6315-6319)
07/17/2018-4:34pmHouseMr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/17/2018HouseCommittee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
05/17/2018HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
05/17/2018HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
05/10/2018HouseSubcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Discharged.
09/05/2017HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs
06/28/2017HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5238-5239)
06/22/2017HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
06/22/2017HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
06/22/2017HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (117)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]* 06/22/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]* 06/22/2017
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]* 06/22/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] 06/29/2017
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] 06/29/2017
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] 07/12/2017
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] 07/14/2017
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] 07/18/2017
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] 08/01/2017
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] 08/01/2017
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] 08/01/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 09/06/2017
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] 09/06/2017
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] 09/06/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] 09/06/2017
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] 09/06/2017
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 09/06/2017
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 09/13/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] 09/13/2017
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] 09/14/2017
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] 09/21/2017
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] 09/25/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 10/02/2017
Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] 10/03/2017
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] 10/11/2017
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 10/11/2017
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] 10/12/2017
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] 10/24/2017
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] 10/24/2017
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] 11/06/2017
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 11/30/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 11/30/2017
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] 11/30/2017
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] 12/11/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 12/11/2017
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] 01/10/2018
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] 01/29/2018
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] 01/29/2018
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] 01/29/2018
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] 01/29/2018
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] 01/29/2018
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] 01/29/2018
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] 01/29/2018
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] 02/02/2018
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] 02/02/2018
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] 02/02/2018
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] 02/02/2018
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] 02/14/2018
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] 02/14/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] 02/14/2018
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 02/20/2018
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] 02/26/2018
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] 02/26/2018
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 02/26/2018
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] 02/26/2018
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] 03/05/2018
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] 03/07/2018
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] 03/20/2018
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] 03/21/2018
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] 04/05/2018
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 04/05/2018
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] 04/05/2018
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] 04/05/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] 04/13/2018
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] 04/13/2018
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] 04/13/2018
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] 04/13/2018
Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] 04/13/2018
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] 04/13/2018
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] 04/13/2018
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] 04/13/2018
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] 04/13/2018
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 04/18/2018
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] 04/18/2018
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] 04/18/2018
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] 04/18/2018
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] 04/18/2018
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] 04/18/2018
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] 04/18/2018
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] 04/23/2018
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 04/23/2018
Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] 04/24/2018
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] 05/10/2018
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] 05/10/2018
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] 05/10/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] 05/10/2018
Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5] 05/10/2018
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] 05/16/2018
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] 05/16/2018
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] 05/16/2018
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] 05/16/2018
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] 05/17/2018
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] 05/17/2018

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Foreign Affairs06/22/2017 Referred to
05/17/2018 Markup by
House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations09/05/2017 Referred to
05/10/2018 Discharged from
House Intelligence (Permanent Select)06/22/2017 Referred to

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Latest Summary (2)

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Passed House amended (07/17/2018)

Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

(Sec. 3) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocities as in its national security interests.

(Sec. 4) The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service officers in recognizing patterns of escalation and early warning signs of potential atrocities or violence, including gender-based violence, and methods of conflict assessment, peace building, and early response.

(Sec. 5) The President shall report to Congress regarding U.S. actions to prevent and respond to potential genocides and mass atrocities and countries and regions at risk of atrocities, including descriptions of potential perpetrators and target groups.