3.0.0 53 2023-01-11T13:24:14Z 2023-01-11T13:24:14Z House H HCONRES 2013-09-12 113 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-09-12T13:01:00Z 2013-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 N P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2013-09-12 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2013-09-12 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-09-12 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2013-09-12 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2013-09-12 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2013-09-17 False International Affairs Arms control and nonproliferation Chemical and biological weapons Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Middle East Military operations and strategy Sanctions Specialized courts Syria United Nations War and emergency powers War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity International Affairs

00 2013-09-12 Introduced in House 2013-09-13T16:03:58Z Urges the United States to work with the United Nations (U.N.) and the international community to exhaust all diplomatic and non-military options to facilitate a negotiated settlement in Syria and hold the Assad regime and all responsible parties accountable for human rights violations, including the use of chemical weapons, through efforts such as: (1) requiring Syria to allow unfettered access to humanitarian organizations; (2) engaging in diplomacy to advance a negotiated settlement; (3) strengthening multilateral sanctions against the assets of President Bashar al-Assad and others who may be involved in crimes under international law; (4) investigating and prosecuting crimes against humanity and other crimes under international law, including referring the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court; (5) working with member states of the Chemical Weapons Convention to prevent the deployment and use of weapons of mass destruction, including urging Syria to become a Convention signatory, and formulating a plan to place Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control; (6) working with the international community to establish a Syrian war crimes tribunal; and (7) enabling U.S. courts to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity and other crimes under international law committed in Syria.

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