INTERNATIONAL LAW related term(s) Treaties and Agreements

Amendments

Russia: call for immediate release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (S. Res. 156), S4919 [3OC]

Bills and resolutions

China: determine whether certain Chinese entities are responsible for human rights abuses that meet criteria for sanctions under Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act or Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act (see S. 585), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1324), H1049 [1MR]

——— expand sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and counter genocidal policies (see S. 1770), S1843 [31MY]

——— impose sanctions and prohibit visas for those who participate in illegal operations in South China Sea and East China Sea (see S. 591), S568 [1MR]

Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (see S. Res. 115), S826 [16MR]

Dept. of Homeland Security: bolster efforts to combat cross border threats posed by transnational criminal organizations (see H.R. 5132), H4158 [1AU]

Dept. of Justice: require accounting of assets taken from certain foreign citizens by their government and forfeited to U.S. and call for return of such assets to citizens (see H.R. 137), H102 [9JA]

——— study issues on prosecution, victims’ services, prevalence, and restitution relative to human trafficking (see H.R. 528), H324 [25JA]

Dept. of State: certify that U.S. assistance to Israel does not support detention or ill-treatment of Palestinian children, seizure or destruction of Palestinian property, or further annexation of Palestinian land (see H.R. 3103), H2135 [5MY]

Hamas (terrorist organization): condemn use of human shields as contravention of international humanitarian law and heinous violation of rights and dignity of civilian noncombatants (see H. Res. 885), H5902 [21NO]

International Criminal Court: impose sanctions relative to associates engaged in investigations of U.S. personnel and its allies (see S. 224), S204 [1FE]

International Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: call on President to support creation (see S. Res. 227), S1843 [31MY]

Iran: condemn massacre of political prisoners in 1988 and uprisings of recent years, including 2018, 2019, and 2022 uprisings, and call for justice for victims (see H. Res. 627), H4142 [27JY]

——— recognize right of Iranian people to establish democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic and condemn state-sponsored terrorism and human rights violations (see H. Res. 100), H738 [7FE]

Law enforcement: direct President to report to Congress on fugitives currently residing in other countries whose extradition is sought by U.S. (see H.R. 3536), H2455 [18MY]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see S. 1329), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2803), H1914 [24AP]

Pueblo (U.S.S.): maintain seizure and detention of crew were in violation of international law and call for return to U.S. Navy by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (see H. Res. 44), H243 [17JA]

Russia: call for immediate release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (see S. Res. 156), S1092 [30MR] (see H. Res. 272), H1693 [30MR]

——— recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see S. Res. 72), S458 [16FE] (see H. Res. 154), H875 [24FE]

Saudi Arabia: commemorate anniversary of murder of Jamal Khashoggi, call for accountability, release all individuals wrongfully detained, and lift travel bans on dissidents and former political prisoners (see S.J. Res. 46), S4826 [29SE] (see H. Res. 753), H4934 [30SE]

——— protect Saudi dissidents in the U.S. (see H.R. 5833), H4909 [29SE]

Serbia: end impunity of persons responsible for Serbian sexual war crimes during Kosovo War and bring to justice persons responsible for rape of Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2085 [27AP]

Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: call on President to support creation (see H. Res. 81), H577 [31JA]

Sri Lanka: observe anniversary of end of civil war, commemorate lives lost, commend reconciliation efforts between diverse ethnic and religious communities, reform security sector, and prosecute war crimes (see H. Res. 427), H2456 [18MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize (see S. 920), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 5856), H4910 [29SE]

U.N.: direct U.S. Representative to use U.S. influence to promote establishment of appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible war crimes stemming from Syrian conflict (see H. Res. 590), H3575 [13JY]

——— limit U.S. funding until Iran has been expelled and investigated for violations of Genocide Convention (see S. 3064), S5048 [17OC]

U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea: urge Senate ratification (see S. Res. 466), S5541 [15NO]

Ukraine: condemn Russia’s violations of international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, stand in solidarity with people of Ukraine, and support effort to help people displaced by war and conflict (see H. Res. 192), H1050 [1MR]

——— express support for victory against Russian invasion and return to recognized international borders, integrate into NATO and other Euroatlantic institutions, and insist that Russia pay reparations (see S. Res. 172), S1341 [25AP] (see H. Res. 322), H1948 [25AP] (see H. Res. 332), H2049 [26AP]

——— support people of Ukraine in fight against Russian aggression, support independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its recognized borders and waters, and call for justice for all Russian war crimes (see H. Res. 41), H243 [17JA] (see H. Res. 227), H1286 [14MR]

Women: recognize violence against women in politics as global phenomenon and support women’s full and meaningful participation in politics (see H. Res. 220), H1279 [10MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Significant Transnational Criminal Organizations: President Biden, S3146 [19JY], H3839 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Armenia: commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity, E345 [24AP]

Foreign policy: condemn and oppose aggressive foreign policies of Russia, Iran, and China, E959 [12OC]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs, H1850 [19AP]

Putin, Vladimir: express that Russian President is war criminal, E959 [12OC]

Russia: call for immediate release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (H. Res. 272), H2796, H2797–H2800 [12JN], H2926 [14JN], E554 [13JN]

Women: recognize violence against women in politics as global phenomenon and support women’s full and meaningful participation in politics (H. Res. 220), H1212 [9MR]

World Refugee Day: observance, E681 [17JY]

Remarks in Senate

Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: observance (S. Res. 115), S1608 [10MY]

Dept. of Defense: close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S557 [1MR], S1861 [1JN]

Dept. of Justice: broaden scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes, S443 [16FE]

Israel: condition U.S. assistance on ending indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, guaranteeing displaced Palestinians the right to return home, banning reoccupation and blockade of Gaza, and committing to peace talks for two-state solution, S5678 [29NO]

Putin, Vladimir: express that Russian President is war criminal, S946 [27MR]

Russia: call for immediate release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations (S. Res. 156), S4919 [3OC]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act: reauthorize, S110 [26JA]

U.N.: limit U.S. funding until Iran has been expelled and investigated for violations of Genocide Convention (S. 3064), S5133 [24OC]

Reports filed

Call for Immediate Release of U.S. Citizen, Paul Whelan, Being Detained on Espionage Allegations in Russia: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 156), S2068 [13JN]

Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 115), S1533 [4MY]

Trafficking Victims Protection Act Reauthorization: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 920), S2049 [12JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 272, call for immediate release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations by Russia, H2797 [12JN]

S. Res. 72, recognize Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide, S461 [16FE]

S. Res. 115, Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month, S834 [16MR]

S. Res. 156, call for immediate release of U.S. citizen, Paul Whelan, being detained on espionage allegations in Russia, S1106 [30MR], S4919 [3OC]

S. Res. 172, express support for Ukrainian victory against Russian invasion and return to recognized international borders, integrate into NATO and other Euroatlantic institutions, and insist that Russia pay reparations, S1349 [25AP]

S. Res. 227, call on President to support creation of International Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, S1847 [31MY]

S. Res. 466, urge Senate ratification of U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, S5551 [15NO]