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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts.

Introduced: June 17, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jun 17, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
Jun 17, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 17, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives

  • demands the government of Russia treat all forcibly detained people with dignity and abide by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts;
  • urges the United States and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to closely monitor the treatment of prisoners of war and ensure appropriate actions are taken to verify their safety and health;
  • urges that the global community hold Vladimir Putin, the Russian government, and its allies accountable for war crimes committed during the military invasion of Ukraine; and
  • condemns the continued use of unlawful and indiscriminate violence against civilian populations by the Russian government, its allies, and any other parties to the conflict.
What's happening now June 17, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.

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Lieu, Ted
California · Jun 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1188: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1188/
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"H. Res. 1188: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1188/.
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H. Res. 1188, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1188/.
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[H. Res. 1188: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects the Government of Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, to comply with the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, also known as the Humanitarian Law of Armed Conflicts.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1188/)
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