Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018
Sponsored By: Representative Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
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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, Ann [R-MO-2]
MO • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
WI • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
MN • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
JOSEPH CROWLEY
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-8]
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
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
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
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/14/2017
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
IL • R
Sponsored 7/18/2017
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2017
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/1/2017
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/1/2017
ALCEE HASTINGS
FL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/22/2017
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
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
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
ROBERT GOODLATTE
VA • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
CAROLYN MALONEY
NY • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/23/2018
Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/10/2018
ROBERT BRADY
PA • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/16/2018
ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
FL • R
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 5/17/2018
ED ROYCE
CA • R
Sponsored 5/17/2018
PETER DEFAZIO
OR • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/6/2017
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/13/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/13/2017
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/14/2017
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/21/2017
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 9/25/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
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
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/12/2017
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/24/2017
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/24/2017
Emmer
MN • R
Sponsored 11/6/2017
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
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
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 1/10/2018
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
BOBBY RUSH
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
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 2/2/2018
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
MIKE DOYLE
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
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
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
FRANK LOBIONDO
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
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/20/2018
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/21/2018
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
GENE GREEN
TX • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
SANDER LEVIN
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
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Roll Call Votes
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