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House Bill 7276
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act
Active
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Passed House on Apr 6, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 29, 2022
Latest Action
Jun 14, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
7276
Congress
117
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Michael McCaul
Texas
Republican
French Hill
Arkansas
Democrat
Ami Bera
California
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Republican
David Valadao
California
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
California
Republican
Young Kim
California
Democrat
Joe Courtney
Connecticut
Republican
Maria Elvira Salazar
Florida
Democrat
Anthony G. Brown
Maryland
Democrat
Bill Keating
Massachusetts
Republican
Peter Meijer
Michigan
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Minnesota
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Minnesota
Republican
Ann Wagner
Missouri
Republican
Chris Smith
New Jersey
Republican
Claudia Tenney
New York
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
New York
Democrat
Kathy Manning
North Carolina
Democrat
Marcy Kaptur
Ohio
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Republican
Jenniffer González-Colón
Puerto Rico
Republican
Tim Burchett
Tennessee
Republican
Pete Sessions
Texas
Republican
Ronny Jackson
Texas
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Virginia
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 6, 2022
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
121
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act

This bill requires the President to report to Congress on atrocities committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022.

Specifically, the report must describe in detail (1) U.S. government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the invasion; (2) media, public diplomacy, and information operations to make the Russian people, including their military and political leaders, aware of efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for such atrocities; and (3) the process for a domestic, foreign, or international court or tribunal to obtain information from the U.S. government related to such atrocities.

Text (4)
Reported to Senate
June 14, 2022
Referred in Senate
April 7, 2022
Engrossed in House
April 6, 2022
Introduced in House
March 29, 2022
Related Bills (3)
Dec 23, 2022
Became Public Law 117-263
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 7776
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Dec 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 5233
A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
May 04, 2022
Introduced in Senate
15
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4134
Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (17)
06/14/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
06/14/2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
06/09/2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
04/07/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
04/06/2022
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
04/06/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/06/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 7 (Roll no. 121). (text: CR H4212-4213)
04/06/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 7 (Roll no. 121).(text: CR H4212-4213)
04/06/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4381-4382)
04/06/2022
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.
04/06/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7276.
04/06/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4212-4216)
04/06/2022
Mr. Meeks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/05/2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
04/05/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/29/2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/29/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:36 PM
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