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Proposed Federal Senate Legislation HR966

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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

Sponsors

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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)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 7 2022 Introduced in House
House Mar 7 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Texts
Type Date Federal Link Text
Introduced Mar 8 2022 federal bill text bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Foreign Affairs

Votes

There have not been any votes on this bill

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