S 3155 · 94th Congress · Genocide

A bill to implement the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Introduced 1976-03-17· Sponsored by Sen. Scott, Hugh [R-PA]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.(1976-03-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Defines as being guilty of genocide anyone under or within the jurisdiction of the United States who willfully commits, without justifiable cause in time of war or peace, any of the following acts with intent to destroy the whole or a substantial part of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group: (1) kills members of the group; (2) causes members serious bodily injury; (3) causes members permanent impairment of mental faculties; (4) subjects the group to cruel, unusual, or inhumane conditions of life; (5) imposes birth prevention measures within the group; or (6) transfers by force the children of the group to another group. Subjects those guilty of genocide or an attempt to commit genocide to a fine of not more than $20,000, imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both; and if death results, to imprisonment for any term of years. Subjects anyone who directly and publicly incites another to commit genocide to a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than five years, or both. Establishes penalties for conspiring to violate this Act. Declares it the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, in negotiating extradition treaties or conventions, shall rese…

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