Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
Sponsored By: Representative Wagner
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Summary
Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2017 This bill states that it is U.S. policy to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocity crimes as a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility. The President shall instruct the Department of State to establish a Mass Atrocities Task Force to strengthen State Department efforts and assist other agency efforts at atrocity prevention and response. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service Officers in conflict and atrocity crimes prevention. The Director of National Intelligence is encouraged to include in his or her annual testimony to Congress on threats to U.S. national security: (1) a review of countries and regions at risk of atrocity crimes; and (2) specific countries and regions at immediate risk of atrocity crimes, including most likely pathways to violence, specific risk factors, potential perpetrators, and at-risk target groups. The bill establishes the Complex Crises Fund to enable the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, including potential atrocity crimes. Fund amounts may not be expended for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Wagner
MO • R
Cosponsors
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Tenney
NY • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
WI • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
MN • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/29/2017
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
IL • R
Sponsored 6/29/2017
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/12/2017
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 7/14/2017
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/18/2017
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2017
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 8/1/2017
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 8/1/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Weber (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Newhouse
WA • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
McCaul
TX • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
John Curtis
UT • R
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 5/17/2018
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/17/2018
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Mast
FL • R
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/13/2017
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 9/14/2017
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 9/21/2017
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/25/2017
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 10/2/2017
Latta
OH • R
Sponsored 10/3/2017
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/11/2017
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/24/2017
Kaptur
OH • D
Sponsored 10/24/2017
Emmer
MN • R
Sponsored 11/6/2017
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 11/30/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 11/30/2017
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 11/30/2017
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2017
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 1/10/2018
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Sanchez
CA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Jeffries
NY • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
PA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 2/20/2018
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/26/2018
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/26/2018
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/26/2018
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 2/26/2018
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/5/2018
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/7/2018
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 3/20/2018
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 3/21/2018
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Dunn (FL)
FL • R
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
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