Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression and other international crimes committed by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation against the Government and people of Ukraine, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of an appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible international crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and further calling upon the President to convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing such an international justice mechanism at the earliest possible time, and for other purposes.
Subject: International affairs: Conflicts and wars: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad: Europe: Evidence and witnesses: International law and treaties: International organizations and cooperation: Military operations and strategy: Russia: Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status: Ukraine: United Nations: War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Description: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression and other international crimes committed by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation against the Government and people of Ukraine, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of an appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible international crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and further calling upon the President to convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing such an international justice mechanism at the earliest possible time, and for other purposes.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Last Action Date: March 7, 2022
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/966/all-info
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19 sponsors: Christopher Smith (R); Marcy Kaptur (D); Joe Wilson (R); Steve Chabot (R); Andy Harris (R); Thomas Suozzi (D); Mike Kelly (R); Steve Cohen (D); Dina Titus (D); Brian Fitzpatrick (R); Jeff Van Drew (R); Dan Meuser (R); Susan Wild (D); Seth Moulton (D); Jim Costa (D); Debbie Lesko (R); Peter Meijer (R); Michael McCaul (R); Young Kim (R)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Mar 7 2022 | Introduced in House |
House | Mar 7 2022 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Mar 8 2022 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Foreign Affairs
There have not been any votes on this bill