HCONRES 467 · 108th Congress · International Affairs

Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Introduced 2004-06-24· Sponsored by Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(2004-09-07)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2004-07-22
Roll #420
Yea 422Nay 0
Democrats
200 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
221 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2004-07-22
Roll #420
Yea 422Nay 0
Democrats
200 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
221 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] States that Congress: (1) declares that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide; (2) reminds the international community, including the U.S. Government, of their international legal obligations, as affirmed in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; (3) calls on the Bush Administration to lead an international effort to prevent genocide in Darfur; (4) urges the Bush Administration to consider multilateral or even unilateral intervention to prevent genocide should the United Nations Security Council fail to act; (5) demands that the Bush Administration impose targeted sanctions, including visa bans and the freezing of assets of the National Congress and affiliated business and individuals directly responsible for the atrocities in Darfur; and (6) calls on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a Darfur Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats