US Congress Senate Bill 2551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-4)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016 This bill states that it is U.S. policy to regard the prevention of mass atrocities and genocide as a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility. The President may establish an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board, which shall: (1) ensure that atrocities and the risk of atrocities throughout the world are adequately considered and addressed, and (2) oversee the development and execution of policies and tools to enhance the capacity of the United States to prevent and respond to atrocities. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service Officers in conflict and atrocity prevention. The bill establishes in the Treasury the Complex Crises Fund to enable the U.S. Agency for International Development to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crisis overseas, including potential mass atrocities.

Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2551/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2551/BILLS-114s2551is.pdf