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".

HCR 75 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"

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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".
HCR-75


About HCR-75

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.

  

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Engrossed 03/15/2016

Introduced 09/10/2015

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Received In The Senate And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations.

03/15/2016

Mr. Smith (nj) Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended.

03/14/2016

Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules. (consideration: Cr H1314-1317)

03/14/2016

Debate - The House Proceeded With Forty Minutes Of Debate On H. Con. Res. 75.

03/14/2016

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.

03/14/2016

Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H1325-1326)

03/14/2016

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)

03/14/2016

Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection.

03/14/2016

The Title Of The Measure Was Amended. Agreed To Without Objection.

03/14/2016

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

03/02/2016

Ordered To Be Reported In The Nature Of A Substitute (amended) By Unanimous Consent.

03/02/2016

Introduced In House

09/09/2015

Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs.

09/09/2015