3.0.0 3007 2019-11-15T21:58:52Z 2019-11-15T21:58:52Z Senate S S 2008-05-12 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-12T21:04:26Z World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 110 6094 HR 2008-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Identical bill CRS 2008-05-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4030-4031) IntroReferral 2008-05-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4030) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2008-05-12 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2008-05-12 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2008-05-12 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-05-12 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-05-12 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-05-15 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-06-26 False Crime and Law Enforcement Commemorations Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional tributes Criminal investigation Extradition Genocide Government Operations and Politics History Immigration International Affairs International cooperation Jewish holocaust (1939-1945) Murder Nazism Political persecution President and foreign policy Prosecution Research centers Torture Visas War crimes World War II Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2008-07-30T20:24:16Z World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States should encourage extradition and prosecution of the remaining Nazi war criminals; (2) the Simon Wiesenthal Center should be commended for its historic work in bringing to light the atrocities of the Holocaust and in advancing justice for Nazi war criminals through Operation: Last Chance; and (3) the Office of Special Investigation of the Department of Justice is advancing U.S. foreign policy by bringing wanted World War II criminals to justice and should be commended for its actions.

Directs the Attorney General, in evaluating the effect on U.S. law enforcement and security interests for purposes of a country's eligibility for visa waiver program designation, to consider the extent to which such country is: (1) cooperating in extraditing or prosecuting Nazi war criminals; and (2) admitting into its territory aliens ordered removed from the United States because of participation in Nazi persecution, genocide, torture, or extrajudicial killing.

Authorizes the President, after congressional notification, to not terminate a country's designation based upon such evaluation if in the national interest.

]]> World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 Display Title World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to hold the surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for the war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity they committed during World War II, by encouraging foreign governments to more efficiently prosecute and extradite wanted criminals. Introduced in Senate 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3007is/xml/BILLS-110s3007is.xml 2008-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4030-4031) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.