H.Con.Res. 75 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

Summary

Declares that:

the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against Christians, Yezidis, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
all governments, including the United States, and international organizations, including the United Nations (U.N.), should call ISIL atrocities war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide;
U.N. member states should coordinate on measures to prevent further war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Iraq and Syria, and to punish those responsible for these ongoing crimes, including by the collection of evidence and, if necessary, the establishment of appropriate tribunals;
the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Republic, the Republic of Turkey, and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq are to be commended for, and supported in, their efforts to shelter those fleeing violence from ISIL and other combatants until they can safely return to their homes in Iraq and Syria; and
the protracted Syrian civil war and the indiscriminate violence of the Assad regime have contributed to ISIL's growth.

2015-09-09
Introduced in House
2015-09-09
Introduced in House
2015-09-09
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-03-02
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-03-02
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2016-03-14
Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
2016-03-14
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1314-1317)
2016-03-14
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 75.
2016-03-14
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2016-03-14
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1325-1326)
2016-03-14
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 393 - 0 (Roll no. 112).(text: CR H1314)
Roll Call #112 (House)