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115-hr-3851115th Congress

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

Sponsored By: Representative Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]

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Summary

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Department of State to offer awards under its war crimes rewards program for the arrest or conviction in any country of a foreign national accused of a war crime, a crime against humanity, or genocide as such crime is defined under: (1) U.S. law, or (2) the statutes of such country or an international criminal tribunal. (Currently, the reference to such crime is as defined only by an international criminal tribunal.)

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]

NC • R

Cosponsors

  • ELIOT ENGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/27/2017

  • Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 9/27/2017

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/27/2017

  • Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 12/13/2017

  • Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 12/13/2017

  • Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 12/14/2017

  • Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 2/7/2018

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