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HR 8744 116th Congress House International Affairs Asia Burma Congressional oversight Human rights Racial and ethnic relations Religion War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020

Introduced: November 12, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 20, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
Nov 12, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress an assessment of the persecution of the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim group in Burma (Myanmar), by Burma's military and security forces, and whether the situation constitutes genocide under U.S. law.

What's happening now November 20, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 2, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 20, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 18, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 17, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 16, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 16, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2020
CHABOT, STEVE
· Nov 12, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Nov 12, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8744/
MLA
"H.R. 8744: Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8744/.
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H.R. 8744, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8744/.
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