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HCONRES 81 102th Congress House

Calling upon the United Nations to take all appropriate steps to try Saddam Hussein and his subordinates for all war crimes.

Introduced: April 22, 1991 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AggressionCost of warEnvironmental ProtectionFires
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Government liability (International law)Human rightsIraqIsraelKuwaitLiability for oil pollutionMilitary occupationOil fieldsOil pollutionOil pollution of the seaPersian GulfPersian Gulf WarPrisoners of warUnited NationsWar crimes
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 6, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Mar 28, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from State, Justice.
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Feb 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 6, 1991

Executive Comment Requested from State.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Saddam Hussein and his subordinates should be held legally and financially accountable for the invasion of Kuwait, the brutal treatment of Kuwait, the Kuwaiti people, and allied and U.S. prisoners of war, launching unprovoked SCUD attacks against Israel and Israeli civilians, dumping oil into the ocean, and the destruction of oil fields; and (2) the United Nations should take steps to try such individuals for war crimes following and including the invasion of Kuwait.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 22, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 81: Calling upon the United Nations to take all appropriate steps to try Saddam Hussein and his subordinates for all war crimes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-81/
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"H. Con. Res. 81: Calling upon the United Nations to take all appropriate steps to try Saddam Hussein and his subordinates for all war crimes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-81/.
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H. Con. Res. 81, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-81/.
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