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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the culpability of Hun Sen for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Cambodia (the former Kampuchea, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, and the State of Cambodia).

Introduced: September 11, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 10, 1998
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Oct 10, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 10, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 10, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 10, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 10, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10450-10453)
Oct 10, 1998
Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Oct 2, 1998
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 11, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 11, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1704)
Sep 11, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) establish a collection of information that can be supplied to an appropriate international judicial tribunal for use as evidence to support a possible indictment and trial of Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, for violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; (2) provide the tribunal any such information already collected; (3) work with members of interested countries and nongovernmental organizations relating to information any country or organization may hold concerning allegations posed against Hun Sen and any individual under his authority in Cambodia and give all such information to the tribunal; (4) work with other interested countries relating to measures to be taken to bring to justice Hun Sen and individuals under Hun Sen's authority indicted for such violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; and (5) support such a tribunal for the purpose of investigating Hun Sen's possible criminal culpability for conceiving, directing, and sustaining a variety of actions in violation of international humanitarian law after 1978 in any judicial proceeding that may result.

What's happening now October 10, 1998

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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