H.Res. 440 · 114th Congress
Calling for urgent international action on behalf of Iraqi and Syrian civilians facing a dire humanitarian…
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Calling for urgent international action on behalf of Iraqi and Syrian civilians facing a dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution because of their faith or ethnicity in the Nineveh Plain region of Iraq and Khabor, Kobane, and Aleppo regions of Syria.
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TrottSponsor16 cosponsors · 5 D, 11 R
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Benishek
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Denham
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Dold
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Fortenberry
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Sherman
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Schakowsky
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Vargas
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Bishop
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Eshoo
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Moolenaar
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Weber
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Barr
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Donovan
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Maloney
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Miller
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Brat7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Condemns the religious bigotry and attacks against innocent civilians, as well as the destruction of property and ancient sites, by armed extremists in Iraq and Syria.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 24, 2015
Condemns the religious bigotry and attacks against innocent civilians, as well as the destruction of property and ancient sites, by armed extremists in Iraq and Syria.
Calls on the relevant parties to protect all citizens in the region.
Calls on the President, the Department of State, and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to provide humanitarian assistance, protect civilians, and help reestablish livelihoods for displaced and persecuted persons in their communities of origin.
Calls on the U.S. Permanent Representative to work with relevant U.N. agencies, including the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, to document human rights abuses against Iraqi and Syrian refugees and develop a plan to facilitate safe access to potable water, health care, fuel, electricity, and basic security.
Calls on the relevant U.N. agencies to collaborate with international humanitarian organizations working in Iraq and Syria to develop: (1) an effective resettlement strategy for displaced and persecuted populations in beleaguered areas, including the ancestral villages in the Nineveh Plain, that facilitates a transition from emergency relief to longer-term economic development; and (2) mechanisms to ensure that assistance reaches vulnerable ethnic and religious minorities without being diverted.
Calls on the Department of State and the Department of Defense to: (1) support the training and equipping of vetted local Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac Christians security forces in Iraq and Syria, and (2) work to ensure that minority communities in Iraq and Syria are integrated into future security forces.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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Official title: Calling for urgent international action on behalf of Iraqi and Syrian civilians facing a dire humanitarian crisis and severe persecution because of their faith or ethnicity in the Nineveh Plain region of Iraq and Khabor, Kobane, and Aleppo regions of Syria.
Latest action (Sep 24, 2015): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 24, 2015
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No recorded floor vote found.