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HRES 82 99th Congress House International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime prevention Genocide Treaties

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ratification of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Introduced: February 26, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 8, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 26, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 26, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

What's happening now March 8, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 26, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 82: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ratification of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-82/
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"H. Res. 82: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ratification of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-82/.
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H. Res. 82, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-82/.
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