# 116-hr-1819: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

116-hr-1819, War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act, is a 116th 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: 116-hr-1819
- Congress: 116
- Title: War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2019-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act This bill expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes as defined under the law of an international criminal tribunal, the applicable country, or the United States. Currently, rewards are authorized for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of such crimes only as defined under the statutes of the relevant tribunal.

## Cosponsors (15)

- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-1819 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1819)

## Related
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1819 (as of 2025-11-18).