S.Res. 340 · 114th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq…
Full title
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.
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CassidySponsor17 cosponsors · 6 D, 11 R
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Manchin
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Rubio
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Wicker
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Blunt
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Peters
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Stabenow
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Ayotte
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Isakson
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Baldwin
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Scott4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Dec 18, 2015
- Senate Passed Jul 7, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Jul 7, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 28, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
- the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Christians, Yezidis, Shi'a, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
- all governments and international organizations 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 by ISIL 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Latest action (Jul 7, 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)
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 18, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Dec 18, 2015
- Senate Passed Jul 7, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.