War Crimes Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that anyone, whether inside or outside the United States, who commits a grave breach of the Geneva conventions, where the person who commits such breach or the victim of such breach is a member of the U.S. armed forces or a U.S. national, shall be fined or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or both, or, if death results to the victim, be subject to the death penalty.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 2.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-698.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-698.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 367.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8620-8621)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9648-9649)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9648-9649)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 104-192.
Became Public Law No: 104-192.
Enacted as Public Law 104-192
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