3.0.0 756 2023-01-11T13:27:51Z 2023-01-11T13:27:51Z Senate S 2015-03-17 114 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-07-15T20:58:05Z ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-06-11T22:30:34Z Markup by 2015-06-09T19:08:34Z Referred to 2015-03-17T19:07:23Z 2015-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-07-15 12:06:54 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2015-07-15 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2015-07-14 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5088-5089; text as passed Senate: CR S5088-5089) Floor 2015-07-14 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5088-5089; text as passed Senate: CR S5088-5089) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 117. Calendars 2015-06-11 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2015-06-11 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2015-06-09 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2015-03-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2015-03-17 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 2015-03-17 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-03-17 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-03-18 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-03-19 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2015-03-24 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-03-25 False 2015-06-19T20:40:09Z S. 756, Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50334 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 11, 2015 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 2015-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-26T14:36:19Z Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015

Declares that Congress:

  • 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;
  • supports the people of Syria seeking democratic change;
  • urges all parties to the conflict to halt attacks on civilians;
  • 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
  • calls for a United Nations 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.

]]> 80 2015-06-11 Reported to Senate without amendment 2015-06-15T20:05:06Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) Declares that Congress:

  • 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;
  • supports the people of Syria seeking democratic change;
  • urges all parties to the conflict to halt attacks on civilians;
  • 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
  • calls for a United Nations Security Council investigation into gross violations of human rights and war crimes committed during the Syrian conflict.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Department of State to report to Congress regarding war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria, including descriptions of:

  • violations of internationally recognized human rights, war crimes, and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the civil war in Syria; and
  • efforts by the Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to ensure accountability for violations of internationally recognized human rights, international humanitarian law, and crimes against humanity perpetrated in Syria by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, violent extremist groups, and other combatants involved in the conflict.
]]> 82 2015-07-14 Passed Senate without amendment 2015-07-16T18:15:32Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) Declares that Congress:

  • 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;
  • supports the people of Syria seeking democratic change;
  • urges all parties to the conflict to halt attacks on civilians;
  • 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
  • calls for a United Nations Security Council investigation into gross violations of human rights and war crimes committed during the Syrian conflict.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Department of State to report to Congress regarding war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria, including descriptions of:

  • violations of internationally recognized human rights, war crimes, and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the civil war in Syria; and
  • efforts by the Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to ensure accountability for violations of internationally recognized human rights, international humanitarian law, and crimes against humanity perpetrated in Syria by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, violent extremist groups, and other combatants involved in the conflict.
]]> Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 Display Title Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 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 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015 S Senate Referred in House 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s756rfh/xml/BILLS-114s756rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s756es/xml/BILLS-114s756es.xml Reported to Senate 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s756rs/xml/BILLS-114s756rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s756is/xml/BILLS-114s756is.xml 2015-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.