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Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Introduced: June 24, 2004 See on congress.gov

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Sep 7, 2004

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jul 22, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 22, 2004

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 420). (text: CR 7/21/2004 H6525-6526)

Jul 22, 2004

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 0 (Roll no. 420).(text: CR 7/21/2004 H6525-6526)

Jul 22, 2004

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6677)

Jul 21, 2004

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jul 21, 2004

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 467.

Jul 21, 2004

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6525-6536)

Jul 21, 2004

Mr. Tancredo moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

Jun 24, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Jun 24, 2004

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 23, 2004	House · vote #420	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Passed	422–0	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that Congress: (1) declares that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide; (2) reminds the international community, including the U.S. Government, of their international legal obligations, as affirmed in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; (3) calls on the Bush Administration to lead an international effort to prevent genocide in Darfur; (4) urges the Bush Administration to consider multilateral or even unilateral intervention to prevent genocide should the United Nations Security Council fail to act; (5) demands that the Bush Administration impose targeted sanctions, including visa bans and the freezing of assets of the National Congress and affiliated business and individuals directly responsible for the atrocities in Darfur; and (6) calls on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a Darfur Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund.

What's happening now September 7, 2004

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees of jurisdiction 2