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.

Bill: 114-hconres-75
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2015-09-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Europe
Evidence and witnesses
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Syria
Terrorism
Turkey
United Nations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: 
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.


action_date: 2016-03-14
text: 
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. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-15
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: 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)
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: 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)
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1325-1326)
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: 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.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 75.
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1314-1317)
action_date: 2016-03-14
text: Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2016-03-02
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-09
text: Introduced in House