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H.R. 1819 116th Congress House

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

Official title: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 18, 2019 Introduced by: Virginia Foxx Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEvidence and witnessesWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 3, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 3, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6082)
Dec 3, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6082)
Dec 3, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1819.
Dec 3, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6082-6083)
Dec 3, 2020
Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 30, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 30, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

This bill expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes as defined under the law of an international criminal tribunal, the applicable country, or the United States. Currently, rewards are authorized for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of such crimes only as defined under the statutes of the relevant tribunal.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 3 Republican 4
Spanberger, Abigail
· Dec 2, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Nov 30, 2020
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Jan 17, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 17, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 30, 2019
Cicilline, David
· Oct 29, 2019
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 29, 2019
Rodgers, Cathy
· Oct 29, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 29, 2019
Sires, Albio
· Apr 9, 2019
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 9, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 8, 2019
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 8, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Mar 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1819: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1819/
MLA
"H.R. 1819: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1819/.
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H.R. 1819, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1819/.
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