# 115-hr-3851: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

115-hr-3851, War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3851
- Congress: 115
- Title: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2017-09-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.)

## Cosponsors (7)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2018-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
- 115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act
- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3851 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3851)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1865)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3851 (as of 2025-11-18).