World War II War Crimes Accountability Act of 2009

H.R.1439
Introduced: 
March 11, 2009
111
First
April 27, 2009
Referred to House (sub)committee

No cosponsors.

The bill seeks to hold surviving Nazi war criminals accountable for the war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity they committed during World War II by encouraging foreign governments to prosecute and extradite wanted criminals more efficiently. To this end, the bill would require the U.S. atty. general to consider a government’s record with regard to extraditing or prosecuting Nazi war crimes suspects when evaluating its application for participation in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which permits nationals of given countries to travel to the United States for short stays without obtaining a visa.

See also: companion measure S. 1704 of 9/24/09

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