Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide

Introduced:

September 9, 2015

Congress:

114

Session:

First

Last Major Action:

March 14, 2016

Passed in House

Inter alia, this resolution declared that the “atrocities” perpetrated by ISIL, also known as ISIS, against religious minorities in Syria were war crimes; commended Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and the Kurdish regional government for supporting Syrian and Iraqi refugees.

213 cosponsors (148R, 65D)

Sponsor/Cosponsors:

[term:field_sponsorname] [term:field_lname](R-)Ralph Abraham(R-LA)Robert Aderholt(R-AL)Richard W. Allen(R-GA)

[term:field_sponsorname] [term:field_lname](R-)Ralph Abraham(R-LA)Robert Aderholt(R-AL)Richard W. Allen(R-GA)Brad Ashford(D-NE)Brian Babin(R-TX)Louis Barletta(R-PA)Andy Barr(R-KY)Xavier Becerra(D-CA)Gus Bilirakis(R-FL)Mike Bishop(R-MI)Diane Black(R-TN)Charles Jr Boustany(R-LA)Kevin Brady(R-TX)Dave Brat(R-VA)Jim Bridenstine(R-OK)Susan Brooks(R-IN)Julia Brownley(D-CA)Kenneth R. Buck(R-CO)Larry Bucshon(R-IN)Bradley Byrne(R-AL)Lois Capps(D-CA)Michael Capuano(D-MA)Tony Cardenas(D-CA)John Carter(R-TX)Matt Cartwright(D-PA)Jason Chaffetz(R-UT)Judy Chu(D-CA)Katherine Clark(D-MA)Curt Clawson(R-FL)Mike Coffman(R-CO)Stephen Cohen(D-TN)Tom Cole(R-OK)Barbara Comstock(R-VA)Mike Conaway(R-TX)Paul Cook(R-CA)Jim Costa(D-CA)Joe Courtney(D-CT)Kevin Cramer(R-ND)Ander Crenshaw(R-FL)Joseph Crowley(D-)John Culberson(R-TX)Carlos Curbelo(R-FL)Susan Davis(D-CA)Rodney Davis(R-IL)Ron DeSantis(R-FL)Mark DeSaulnier(D-CA)John Delaney(D-MD)Jeff Denham(R-CA)Charlie Dent(R-PA)Robert Dold(R-IL)Daniel Donovan(R-NY)Mike Doyle(D-PA)Tammy Duckworth(D-IL)Sean Duffy(R-WI)Jeff Duncan(R-SC)Tom Emmer(R-MN)Anna Eshoo(D-CA)Elizabeth Esty(D-CT)Sam Farr(D-CA)Chaka Fattah(D-PA)Michael Fitzpatrick(R-PA)John C. Fleming(R-LA)Bill Flores(R-TX)Randy Forbes(R-VA)Trent Franks(R-AZ)Rodney Frelinghuysen(R-NJ)Tulsi Gabbard(D-HI)John Garamendi(D-CA)Scott Garrett(R-NJ)Chris Gibson(R-NY)Louis Jr. Gohmert(R-TX)Paul Gosar(R-AZ)Trey Gowdy(R-SC)Tom Graves(R-GA)Gene Green(D-TX)Glenn S. Grothman(R-WI)Frank Guinta(R-NH)Luis Gutierrez(D-IL)Janice Hahn(D-CA)Andy Harris(R-MD)Vicky Hartzler(R-MO)Joe Heck(R-NV)Jody B. Hice(R-GA)French Hill(R-AR)Jim Himes(D-CT)George Holding(R-NC)Mike Honda(D-CA)Tim Huelskamp(R-KS)Jared Huffman(D-CA)Bill Huizenga(R-MI)Randy Hultgren(R-IL)Robert Hurt(R-VA)Steve Israel(D-)Darrell Issa(R-CA)Bill Johnson(R-OH)Walter Jr Jones(R-NC)James Jordan(R-OH)David Joyce(R-OH)Trent Kelly(R-)Mike Kelly(R-PA)Dan Kildee(D-MI)Ron Kind(D-WI)Steven King(R-IA)Pete King(R-)Adam Kinzinger(R-IL)John Kline(R-MN)Steve Knight(R-CA)Ann M. Kuster(D-NH)Doug LaMalfa(R-CA)Raul Labrador(R-ID)Douglas Lamborn(R-CO)Leonard Lance(R-NJ)John Larson(D-CT)Robert Latta(R-OH)Barbara Lee(D-CA)Sander Levin(D-MI)Dan Lipinski(D-IL)Zoe Lofgren(D-CA)Billy Long(R-MO)Barry Loudermilk(R-GA)Mia Love(R-UT)Alan Lowenthal(D-CA)Nita Lowey(D-)Blaine Luetkemeyer(R-MO)Cynthia Lummis(R-WY)Kenny Ewell Marchant(R-TX)Doris Matsui(D-CA)Michael McCaul(R-TX)Tom McClintock(R-CA)Betty McCollum(D-MN)Patrick McHenry(R-NC)Cathy McMorris Rodgers(R-WA)Mark Meadows(R-NC)Grace Meng(D-NY)Luke Messer(R-IN)John Mica(R-FL)Jeff Miller(R-FL)Candice Miller(R-MI)John Moolenaar(R-MI)Alex Mooney(R-WV)Seth Moulton(D-MA)Mick Mulvaney(R-SC)Tim Murphy(R-PA)Grace Napolitano(D-CA)Richard Neal(D-MA)Kristi Noem(R-SD)Rick Nolan(D-MN)Don Norcross(D-NJ)Steven Palazzo(R-MS)Frank Pallone Jr(D-NJ)Gary Palmer(R-AL)Erik Paulsen(R-MN)Scott Perry(R-PA)Scott Peters(D-CA)Robert Pittenger(R-NC)Joe Pitts(R-PA)Ted Poe(R-TX)Mike Pompeo(R-KS)Bill Posey(R-FL)Tom Price(R-GA)Reid Ribble(R-WI)Tom Rice(R-SC)Scott Rigell(R-VA)David "Phil" Roe(R-TN)Mike D Rogers(R-AL)Dana Rohrabacher(R-CA)Todd Rokita(R-IN)Tom Rooney(R-FL)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R-FL)Peter Roskam(R-IL)Keith Rothfus(R-PA)David Rouzer(R-NC)Ed Royce(R-CA)Linda Sanchez(D-CA)Jan Schakowsky(D-IL)Adam Schiff(D-CA)David Schweikert(R-AZ)Austin Scott(R-GA)James Jr Sensenbrenner(R-WI)Pete Sessions(R-TX)Brad Sherman(D-CA)Bill Shuster(R-PA)Louise McIntosh Slaughter(D-)Chris Smith(R-NJ)Adrian Smith(R-NE)Jackie Speier(D-CA)Chris Stewart(R-UT)Steve Stivers(R-OH)Marlin Stutzman(R-IN)Eric Swalwell(D-CA)Mark Takano(D-CA)Mike Thompson(D-CA)Scott Tipton(R-CO)Dina Titus(D-NV)Paul Tonko(D-NY)Norma Torres(D-CA)Dave Trott(R-MI)Juan Vargas(D-CA)Pete Visclosky(D-IN)Ann Wagner(R-MO)Tim Walberg(R-MI)Mark Walker(R-NC)Jackie Walorski(R-IN)Randy K. Weber(R-TX)Daniel Webster(R-FL)Brad Wenstrup(R-OH)Bruce Westerman(R-AR)Joe Wilson(R-SC)Robert Wittman(R-VA)Ted Yoho(R-FL)David Young(R-IA)Lee Zeldin(R-NY)

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Legislation Topics

Syria ISIS