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H.Res. 491 (104th)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that criminals from the genocide in Rwanda should be brought to justice by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

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Introduced

26 July 1996

Last action

4 September 1996 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.

Sponsors

Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1]

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Summary

Calls for: (1) condemnation of the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity and violations of fundamental human rights in Rwanda; (2) the international community and the United States to provide the resources to avoid unnecessary and damaging delay in the justice process; (3) prosecution of those individuals who have been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; (4) coordination between the Tribunal and the Rwandan national justice system; (5) all countries to ensure that individuals indicted by the Tribunal who are in such countries be apprehended and turned over to the Tribunal for prosecution; and (6) the President to instruct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to vote in the United Nations Security Council to ensure that such indicted individuals are apprehended and prosecuted.

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Timeline

  1. 26 July 1996

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 26 July 1996

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 26 July 1996

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 September 1996

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 26 July 1996

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