S. 1158 · 115th Congress
Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
Law · 115-441 · Jan 14, 2019Key: what the circles and colors mean
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34 cosponsors · 27 D, 6 R, 1 I
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- Senate Introduced May 17, 2017
- Senate Passed Dec 12, 2018
- House Passed Dec 21, 2018 367–4
- President To the President Jan 2, 2019
- President Signed Jan 14, 2019
- Law Jan 14, 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to provide additional training for Foreign Service Officers assigned to a country experiencing or at risk of mass atrocities, such as genocide or war crimes.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 14, 2019
Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of State to provide additional training for Foreign Service Officers assigned to a country experiencing or at risk of mass atrocities, such as genocide or war crimes. The training shall include instruction on recognizing patterns of escalation and early signs of potential atrocities, and methods of preventing and responding to atrocities.
The President shall report annually to Congress on U.S. efforts to prevent mass atrocities. The report shall cover topics including a review of current U.S. activities, funding expended on such activities, recommendations on how to strengthen such efforts, and the state of the implementation of the recommendations from the previous year's report.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
Also known as: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017
Latest action (Jan 14, 2019): Became Public Law No: 115-441.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 17, 2017
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- Senate Introduced May 17, 2017
- Senate Passed Dec 12, 2018
- House Passed Dec 21, 2018 367–4
- President To the President Jan 2, 2019
- President Signed Jan 14, 2019
- Law Jan 14, 2019
Final vote · House · Dec 21, 2018
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan