US Congress House Bill 1819 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on December 7 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-07 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-07	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2020-12-03	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-03	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6082)
2020-12-03	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1819.
2020-12-03	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6082-6083)
2020-12-03	House	Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-10-30	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2019-10-30	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-03-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-03-18	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1819/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1819/BILLS-116hr1819ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1819/BILLS-116hr1819eh.pdf