US SB4659 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of State to report to Congress an assessment of the persecution of the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim group in Burma (Myanmar), by Burma's military and security forces, and whether the situation constitutes genocide under U.S. law.
Title
Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-23 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB8744 (Related) 2020-11-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Subjects
Asia
Burma
Congressional oversight
Human rights
International affairs
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Burma
Congressional oversight
Human rights
International affairs
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4659/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4659/BILLS-116s4659is.pdf |