US Congress House Concurrent Resolution 75 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 149-65)
Status: Engrossed on March 15 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-15 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of Congress that those who commit or support atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities, including Yezidis, Turkmen, Sabea-Mandeans, Kaka'e, and Kurds, and who target them specifically for ethnic or religious reasons, are committing, and are hereby declared to be committing, "war crimes", "crimes against humanity", and "genocide". Declares that: the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Christians, Yezidis, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; all governments, including the United States, and international organizations, including the United Nations (U.N.), 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 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.

Expressing the sense of Congress that those who commit or support atrocities against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities, including Yezidis, Turkmen, Sabea-Mandeans, Kaka'e, and Kurds, and who target them specifically for ethnic or religious reasons, are committing, and are hereby declared to be committing, "war crimes", "crimes against humanity", and "genocide".

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]
Rep. Tom Rice [R-SC]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. John Mica [R-FL]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]	Rep. French Hill [R-AR]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]
Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. David Trott [R-MI]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Mia Love [R-UT]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Curt Clawson [R-FL]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]	Rep. Jim Bridenstine [R-OK]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]
Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]

2016-03-14 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended (Y: 393 N: 0 NV: 40 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-15	Senate	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2016-03-14	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2016-03-14	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-03-14	House	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 112). (text: CR H1314)
2016-03-14	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1325-1326)
2016-03-14	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-03-14	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 75.
2016-03-14	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1314-1317)
2016-03-14	House	Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
2016-03-02	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2016-03-02	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-09-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2015-09-09	House	Introduced in House

SCR33 (Related) 2016-03-14 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1467)
SR340 (Related) 2016-07-07 - 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)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/75/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hconres75/BILLS-114hconres75ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hconres75/BILLS-114hconres75eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016112