SCONRES 71
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A concurrent resolution recognizing the United States national interest in helping to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and other mass atrocities against civilians, and supporting and encouraging…
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Dec 23, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 22, 2010
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11054-11057; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11054-11056; text as passed Senate: CR S11056-11057)
Dec 22, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11054-11057; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S11054-11056; text as passed Senate: CR S11056-11057)
Dec 21, 2010
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722.
Dec 21, 2010
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Dec 14, 2010
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Aug 5, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6909-6910)
Aug 5, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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Recommits to honor the memory of the victims of the Holocaust as well as the victims of all past genocides and mass atrocities.
Affirms that it is in the national interest and aligned with the values of the United States to work with international partners to prevent and mitigate future genocides and mass atrocities.
Supports the establishment of an interagency policy committee and a National Security Council position dedicated to the prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 71: A concurrent resolution recognizing the United States national interest in helping to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and other mass atrocities against civilians, and supporting and encouraging efforts to develop a whole of government approach to prevent and mitigate such acts.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-71/
"S. Con. Res. 71: A concurrent resolution recognizing the United States national interest in helping to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and other mass atrocities against civilians, and supporting and encouraging efforts to develop a whole of government approach to prevent and mitigate such acts.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-71/.
S. Con. Res. 71, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-71/.
[S. Con. Res. 71: A concurrent resolution recognizing the United States national interest in helping to prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and other mass atrocities against civilians, and supporting and encouraging efforts to develop a whole of government approach to prevent and mitigate such acts.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SCONRES-71/)