War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act
Summary
War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act This act expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes are defined under the law of an international criminal tribunal, the applicable country, or the United States. Currently, rewards are authorized for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of such crimes only as defined under the statutes of the relevant tribunal.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Sep 2021
Senate Passage
Dec 2022
Signed into Law
Dec 2022
Introduced Jun 30, 2021
Signed Dec 27, 2022
Floor votes · House Sep 28, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Dec 27, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Dec 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7267)
upper
Dec 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
upper
Jun 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Sep 29, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Sep 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 9 (Roll no. 299).(text: CR H5482)
lower
Jul 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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