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HRES 491 104th Congress House

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.

Introduced: July 26, 1996 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan)ArrestCrime and Law EnforcementCrimes against humanity
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GenocideHuman rightsProsecutionRwandaUnited NationsWar crime trialsWar crimes
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This resolution expired with the 104th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, so it is no longer active.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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 4, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.
Jul 26, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 26, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 4, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 26, 1996
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 26, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 491: 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.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-491/
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"H. Res. 491: 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.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-491/.
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H. Res. 491, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-491/.
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