GENOCIDE

Amendments

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (S. 1158), S7519, S7522, S7523 [12DE]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), S1221 [26FE], S6872, S6873, S6876, S6879 [11OC], H9600 [27NO]

Ukraine: express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine (H. Res. 931), H10080 [11DE]

Appointments

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, S1796 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Burma: call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon the Rohingya population, support freedom of the press, and sanction military officials for certain crimes (see S. Res. 635), S6224 [18SE]

——— condemn violence and abuses against Rohingya refugees, impose sanctions on those responsible, consider such violence as genocide and refer perpetrators for prosecution, and allow safe return of refugees (see H. Res. 1091), H9151 [27SE]

——— promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see S. 3696), S7242 [29NO] (see H.R. 5819), H3976 [15MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 103), H783 [5FE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 5460), H3095 [10AP]

Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 1117), H9419 [5OC]

Middle East: support Israel’s right of self-defense and sovereignty over Golan Heights to assure security from attack and hold Syria accountable for killing civilians and use of weapons of mass destruction (see S. Res. 732), S7657 [17DE]

Letters

Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act: Representative Nunes, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H6316 [17JY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6316 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H3432 [18AP], H3495 [24AP], H3582 [26AP], H8163 [12SE]

Assyrian genocide: anniversary, E1127 [7AU]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (H.R. 3030), H3571–H3573 [25AP], H6315–H6319 [17JY], E493 [18AP], E1030 [18JY]

——— authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (S. 1158), H10546, H10547 [21DE]

Burma: condemn violence and abuses against Rohingya refugees, impose sanctions on those responsible, consider such violence as genocide and refer perpetrators for prosecution, and allow safe return of refugees (H. Res. 1091), H10061–H10065 [11DE], E1703 [20DE]

——— limit security assistance and cooperation and impose financial and visa sanctions against perpetrators of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces, H4666 [23MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 103), H1147 [14FE]

Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust: observance, H3151, H3154, H3195 [12AP], H3338–H3341 [16AP], E475 [16AP], E493 [18AP]

Dept. of State: provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes (H.R. 3851), H760, H761 [5FE], E141 [6FE]

——— study countries at risk of genocide and mass atrocities and craft training of Foreign Service Officers to address such risks, H3571, H3573 [25AP]

Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, H3571–H3573 [25AP], E539 [25AP]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, E126 [2FE]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), E141 [6FE], E1030 [18JY]

——— provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), Senate amendments, H9600–H9604 [27NO], E1606 [6DE]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E246 [1MR], E260 [5MR]

——— anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E221, E222 [26FE]

STAND (organization): tribute, H3571 [25AP]

Remarks in Senate

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S2339 [23AP]

Atrocities Prevention Board: authorize and enhance capacities to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass atrocities (S. 1158), S7522, S7523 [12DE]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (S. 2060), S2305 [19AP], S5884 [23AU], S6335 [26SE]

——— release Dept. of State report on atrocities committed against Rohingya people and investigate and hold accountable those responsible for committing crimes against humanity, S5884, S5911 [23AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 103), S1222 [26FE]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), S6876–S6879 [11OC]

Reports filed

Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2060), S907 [13FE]

Express That the Anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) Should Serve as a Reminder of Repressive Soviet Policies Against the People of Ukraine: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 435), S6413 [1OC]

Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1158), S4512 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 103, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust, H1147 [14FE]

H. Res. 931, express that the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) anniversary should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine, H10079 [11DE]

H. Res. 1091, condemn violence and abuses against Rohingya refugees in Burma, impose sanctions on those responsible, consider such violence as genocide and refer perpetrators for prosecution, and allow safe return of refugees, H10061 [11DE]

H.R. 3030, Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, H6315 [17JY]

H.R. 3851, War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act, H760 [5FE]

S. 1158, Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, S7523 [12DE], H10546 [21DE]

S. Res. 435, express that the anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine, S1737 [14MR], S6503 [3OC]

S. Res. 635, call on Aung San Suu Kyi to release two jailed journalists reporting on violence inflicted upon the Rohingya population, support freedom of the press, and sanction military officials for certain crimes in Burma, S6233 [18SE]

S. Res. 732, support Israel’s right of self-defense and sovereignty over Golan Heights to assure security from attack and hold Syria accountable for killing civilians and use of weapons of mass destruction, S7657 [17DE]