H R 1348 in Congressional Session 105

Official Summary

 

Bill Number : H R 1348

 

Title : To amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes.

 

SUMMARY AS OF:
7/29/1997--Passed House amended.    (There is 1 other summary) Expanded War Crimes Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal criminal code to apply the criminal penalties prescribed for a grave breach of the Geneva Convention, inside or outside the United States, by a U.S. national or member of the armed forces to additional war crimes defined to include conduct: (1) prohibited by Articles 23, 25, 27, or 28 of the Annex to the Hague Convention IV, Respecting the Laws and Customs of War on Land, signed October 18, 1907; (2) which constitutes a violation of common Article 3 of the conventions and which deals with non-international armed conflict; or (3) of a person who willfully kills or causes serious injury to civilians in relation to an armed conflict and contrary to the provisions of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended at Geneva on May 3, 1996, when the United States is a party to such Protocol.

Votes

Title : To amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes.
Votes in the US Senate
This Bill was not Voted in the US Senate
Votes in the US House
Roll NumberVote DateQuestionDescriptionVote Result
3401997-07-29Suspend the rules and pass, as amended Relating to War CrimesP

Sponsors

 
Congressional Sponsors of H R 1348
 
Bill Number : H R 1348
Title : To amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 4/16/1997)      
ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

    Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Baker, Richard H. [LA-6] - 6/4/1997

    Rep Burton, Dan [IN-6] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-43] - 5/22/1997

    Rep Chabot, Steve [OH-1] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Coble, Howard [NC-6] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Coburn, Tom A. [OK-2] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Condit, Gary A. [CA-18] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Cooksey, John [LA-5] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Cubin, Barbara [WY] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [CA-51] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [FL-21] - 6/4/1997

    Rep Dickey, Jay [AR-4] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Doolittle, John T. [CA-4] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Everett, Terry [AL-2] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Forbes, Michael P. [NY-1] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Fowler, Tillie [FL-4] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Gibbons, Jim [NV-2] - 7/9/1997

    Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T. [MD-1] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Graham, Lindsey [SC-3] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Hall, Ralph M. [TX-4] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Hansen, James V. [UT-1] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Hastings, Doc [WA-4] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Hilleary, Van [TN-4] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Hostettler, John N. [IN-8] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Hunter, Duncan [CA-52] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Lewis, Jerry [CA-40] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Lewis, Ron [KY-2] - 5/6/1997

    Rep McHale, Paul [PA-15] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Norwood, Charles W. [GA-10] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Parker, Mike [MS-4] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [MS-3] - 6/24/1997

    Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [PA-16] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Radanovich, George [CA-19] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-45] - 6/4/1997

    Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-46] - 5/22/1997

    Rep Saxton, Jim [NJ-3] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Sisisky, Norman [VA-4] - 6/4/1997

    Rep Snowbarger, Vince [KS-3] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Solomon, Gerald B. H. [NY-22] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Stenholm, Charles W. [TX-17] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-5] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] - 5/7/1997

    Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Traficant, James A., Jr. [OH-17] - 5/16/1997

    Rep Underwood, Robert A. [GU] - 6/4/1997

    Rep Watts, J. C., Jr. [OK-4] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Weldon, Curt [PA-7] - 5/6/1997

    Rep Whitfield, Ed [KY-1] - 5/8/1997

    Rep Wolf, Frank R. [VA-10] - 5/16/1997

Other Info

Bill Number : H R 1348
Title : To amend title 18, United States Code, relating to war crimes.
 
 
ALL ACTIONS:
(Floor Actions/Congressional Record Page References)
 
4/16/1997:Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 
5/5/1997:Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
 
5/27/1997:Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
 
7/15/1997:Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
 
7/15/1997:Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
 
7/23/1997:Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
 
7/23/1997:Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 4.
 
7/25/1997 2:14pm:Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-204.
 
7/25/1997 2:14pm:Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 125.
 
7/28/1997 5:07pm:Mr. Jenkins moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
 
7/28/1997 5:08pm:Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5865-5868)
 
7/28/1997 5:08pm:DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
 
7/28/1997 5:29pm:At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
 
7/29/1997 4:45pm:Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5984-5985)
 
7/29/1997 4:53pm:On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 32 (Roll no. 340).
 
7/29/1997 4:53pm:Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
 
7/29/1997:Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.