US HCR97 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on April 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-02 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should support U.N. Security Council referrals and prosecutions of situations involving genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court (ICC), except where such a referral would not be in the U.S. national interest.
Title
Calling on the President to support United Nations Security Council referrals of situations involving genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court, to cooperate with investigations and prosecutions conducted by the International Criminal Court, and participate as an observer at meetings of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute.
Sponsors
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA] | Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
Subjects
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Specialized courts
United Nations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Specialized courts
United Nations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/97/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hconres97/BILLS-111hconres97ih.pdf |
