3.0.0 2209 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z Senate S S 2014-04-03 113 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-04-03T20:13:41Z 2014-04-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2372-2373) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2014-04-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2014-04-03 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2014-04-03 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2014-04-03 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2014-04-07 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2014-05-07 False International Affairs Chemical and biological weapons Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International law and treaties Middle East Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Syria United Nations War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity International Affairs 00 2014-04-03 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-09T18:37:12Z Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014 - States that Congress: (1) condemns the ongoing violence, use of chemical weapons, targeting of civilian populations, and systematic gross human rights violations carried out by government of Syria and pro-government forces under the direction of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as abuses committed by extremist groups and other combatants involved in the civil war in Syria; (2) supports the people of Syria seeking democratic change; (3) urges all parties to the conflict to halt attacks on civilians; (4) calls on the President to support efforts in Syria and on the part of the international community to ensure accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the conflict; and (5) calls for a United Nations (U.N.) Security Council investigation into gross violations of human rights and war crimes committed during the Syrian conflict.

Direct the Secretary of State to report to Congress regarding war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria.

]]> Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014 Display Title Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require a report on accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2209is/xml/BILLS-113s2209is.xml 2014-04-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2372-2373) 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.