S. Res. 340
114th Congress
Senate
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include…
Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
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Agreed to (Senate)
Jul 7, 2016
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4920-4922; text as passed Senate: CR S4921-4922; text as reported to Senate: CR S4920-4921)
Jul 7, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4920-4922; text as passed Senate: CR S4921-4922; text as reported to Senate: CR S4920-4921)
Apr 28, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
Apr 28, 2016
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Apr 28, 2016
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 18, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8887-8888)
Dec 18, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4920-4922; text as passed Senate: CR S4921-4922; text as reported to Senate: CR S4920-4921)
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 28, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the Senate that:
- the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Christians, Yezidis, Shi'a, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
- all governments and international organizations should call ISIL atrocities war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
- U.N. member states should coordinate on measures to prevent further war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by ISIL in Iraq and Syria, and to punish those responsible for these ongoing crimes, including by the collection of evidence and, if necessary, the establishment of appropriate tribunals;
- the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of Turkey, and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq are to be commended for, and supported in, their efforts to shelter those fleeing violence from ISIL and other combatants until they can safely return to their homes in Iraq and Syria; and
- the protracted Syrian civil war and the indiscriminate violence of the Assad regime have contributed to ISIL's growth.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-340/
"S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-340/.
S. Res. 340, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-340/.
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