US SCR32 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-25 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1050)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Immediate Establishment of Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Resolution - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should urge the government of Syria and other groups involved in civil war in Syria to implement an immediate cease fire and engage in negotiations to end the bloodshed; (2) the United States should declare that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide committed in Syria should be investigated and prosecuted; (3) the President should direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.) to promote the establishment of a Syrian war crimes tribunal; and (4) the United States should urge other interested states to apprehend and deliver into the custody of a Syrian war crimes tribunal persons indicted for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide in Syria, and urge such states to provide relevant information to the tribunal.

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Title

Immediate Establishment of Syrian War Crimes Tribunal Resolution

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-02-25SenateReferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1050)

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