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HRES 282 104th Congress House

Supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that war criminals from the conflict among republics of the former…

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Official title: Supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that war criminals from the conflict among republics of the former Yugoslavia should be brought to justice.

Introduced: April 16, 1996 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AmnestiesBosnia and HerzegovinaCrime and Law EnforcementCrimes against humanity
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Criminal investigationEuropeEvidence (Law)Government Operations and PoliticsInternational courtsLawProsecutionRecognition (International law)War crime trialsWar crimesWitnessesYugoslavia
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It was not agreed to before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 20, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Nov 20, 1995
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the perpetrators of crimes against humanity in the conflict among republics of the former Yugoslavia (the republics) and persons in positions of authority in the republics who are responsible for crimes against humanity should be condemned; (2) persons who are indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICT) should not occupy positions of authority in any government or entity in the republics; (3) the United States should insist upon the full cooperation of the republics in bringing indicted individuals to justice and should oppose amnesty for any indicted war criminals from the conflict; (4) future support for the reintegration of the republics into the international community should be dependent on their full cooperation and support of the ICT; and (5) ICT investigators should be given full access to all sites, witnesses, and evidence of alleged and suspected war crimes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 282: Supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that war criminals from the conflict among republics of the former Yugoslavia should be brought to justice.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-282/
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"H. Res. 282: Supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that war criminals from the conflict among republics of the former Yugoslavia should be brought to justice.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-282/.
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H. Res. 282, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-282/.
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