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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2009 
To encourage the establishment in the Department of State of an Office 
of Global Criminal Justice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 10, 2025 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. JACOBS, and Mr. CASTRO of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To encourage the establishment in the Department of State 
of an Office of Global Criminal Justice, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Criminal Jus-
tice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Department of State an Office of Global Criminal Justice 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’), which may 
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be placed within the organizational structure of the De-
partment at the discretion of the Secretary of State. 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office are the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Advise the Secretary of State and other rel-
evant senior Federal officials on issues related to 
atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against hu-
manity, and genocide. 
(2) Assist in formulating United States policy 
on the prevention of, responses to, and account-
ability for atrocities. 
(3) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, United 
States Government positions relating to the inter-
national and hybrid courts currently prosecuting 
persons suspected of atrocities around the world. 
(4) Work with other governments, international 
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations, 
as appropriate, to establish and assist international 
and domestic commissions of inquiry, fact-finding 
missions, and tribunals to investigate, document, 
and prosecute atrocities around the world. 
(5) Coordinate, as appropriate and with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, the de-
ployment of diplomatic, legal, economic, military, 
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and other tools to help collect evidence of atrocities, 
judge those responsible, protect and assist victims, 
enable reconciliation, prevent and deter atrocities, 
and promote the rule of law. 
(6) Provide advice and expertise on transitional 
justice mechanisms to United States personnel oper-
ating in conflict and post-conflict environments. 
(7) Act as a point of contact for international, 
hybrid, and domestic tribunals exercising jurisdiction 
over atrocities committed around the world. 
(8) Represent the Department of State on any 
interagency whole-of-government coordinating enti-
ties addressing genocide and other atrocities. 
(9) Perform any additional duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary of State may prescribe. 
(c) SUPERVISION.—The Office shall be led by an Am-
bassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, who shall 
be nominated by the President and appointed by and with 
the advice and consent of the Senate. 
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