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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding Srebrenica.

Introduced: June 12, 2015 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
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Became law
Jul 8, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 8, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4904-4905)
Jul 8, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4904-4905)
Jul 8, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 310.
Jul 8, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4904-4908)
Jul 8, 2015
Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jun 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 12, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Affirms that the policies of aggression and ethnic cleansing implemented by Serb forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995 meet the terms of genocide.

Urges the Atrocities Prevention Board, a U.S. interagency committee established by the Administration in 2012, to study the lessons of Srebrenica and issue guidance on how to prevent similar incidents from recurring in the future.

Encourages the United States to reaffirm its policy of supporting the independence and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, peace and stability in southeastern Europe, and the right of all people living in the region to return to their homes and enjoy the benefits of democratic institutions, as well as to know the fate of missing relatives and friends.

Recognizes the achievement of the International Commission for Missing Persons in accounting for those missing in conflicts or natural disasters around the world.

Welcomes the arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia of all persons indicted for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, particularly those of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.

Asserts that it is in the U.S. national interest that those individuals who are responsible for these crimes should continue to be held accountable for their actions.

Honors the thousands of innocent people killed or executed at Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 1995, along with all individuals who were victimized during the conflict and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995, as well as the foreign nationals who risked and in some cases lost their lives during their defense of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

What's happening now July 8, 2015

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

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