House Simple Resolution 1117
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States assistance to Iraqi Christians, Yazidis, and other minority communities victimized by ISIS genocide must be combined with a clear plan for local security to facilitate the repatriation of these groups to their ancestral homelands.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 5, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
1117
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
States that: (1) it should be a U.S. policy priority to support the secure return of displaced indigenous people of the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland, and (2) the United States should develop a related stabilization and security plan in cooperation with the government of Iraq and the Kurdish regional government.
October 5, 2018
10/05/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
10/05/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
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