About the bill
H.R. 390 authorizes the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support entities assisting minority groups in Iraq or Syria and entities that are conducting criminal investigations into perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Iraq and Syria. Additionally, the bill encourages foreign countries to add identifying information about suspected perpetrators of such crimes to their security databases and security screening and orders the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State to identify gaps in U.S. law so the American justice system can prosecute foreign perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes present in the U.S.
Sponsor and status
Christopher “Chris” Smith
Sponsor. Representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 11, 2018
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 11, 2018.
47 Cosponsors (40 Republicans, 7 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“<span class='\"kicker\"'>Law will ensure relief for ISIS genocide survivors, accountability for perpetrators</span>Smiths Bill to Help Genocide Victims Will Become Law Today”
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Rep. Christopher “Chris” Smith [R-NJ4]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 11, 2018
“Congressman Sensenbrenner Reintroduces MOTION Act in the House of Representatives”
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Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI5, 2003-2020]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 29, 2017
“Washington Review, June 9, 2017”
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Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ8, 2013-2022]
on Jun 9, 2017
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
History
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Sep 8, 2016
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
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Jan 10, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 29, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 6, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 19, 2017
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Considered by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
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Sep 19, 2017
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Text Published
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Oct 11, 2018
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Nov 27, 2018
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House Agreed to Changes
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Dec 11, 2018
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 390 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 390. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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