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S.RES.340: 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.
About This Bill
- Introduced Dec. 18, 2015
- Latest Major Action July 7, 2016
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
17 (6 Democrats, 11 Republicans)
Bill Summary
(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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 7, 2016 |
Passed the SenateResolution 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) |
| April 28, 2016 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
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| April 28, 2016 |
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
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| April 28, 2016 |
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Dec. 18, 2015 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8887-8888)
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| Dec. 18, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Bill Cassidy (R-La.) |