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S 5233 117th Congress Senate International Affairs

Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act

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A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2022 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7103)
Dec 12, 2022
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Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act

This bill requires the President to report to Congress on atrocities committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022.

Specifically, the report must describe in detail (1) U.S. government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the invasion; (2) media, public diplomacy, and information operations to make the Russian people, including their military and political leaders, aware of efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for such atrocities; and (3) the process for a domestic, foreign, or international court or tribunal to obtain information from the U.S. government related to such atrocities.

What's happening now December 12, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7103)

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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5233: A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5233/
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"S. 5233: A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5233/.
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S. 5233, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5233/.
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[S. 5233: A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5233/)
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