Amendment109th Congress
Amendment requires the President to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to make every effort to ensure the adoption and implementation of mechanisms to hold accountable Member States engaged or complicit in acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.
- Amendment Number
- 305
- Description
- Amendment requires the President to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to make every effort to ensure the adoption and implementation of mechanisms to hold accountable Member States engaged or complicit in acts of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 2 printed in subpart D of Part 1 of House Report 109-132 to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. to: 1) suspend the membership of a Member State if it is determined that the government of such Member State is engaged or complicit in act of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity; 2) impose an arms and trade embargo, travel restrictions and asset freeze upon groups or individuals responsible for such acts; 3) deply a U.N. peacekeeping operation from an international or regional organization; 4) deploy monitors from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to the area where such acts are occurring; and 5) authorize the establishment of an international commission of inquiry into such acts.
- Congress
- 109
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 17, 2005
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Fortenberry amendment (A012) Agreed to by recorded vote: 375 - 29 (Roll no. 275).
- Latest Action Time
- 13:52:09
- Submitted Date
- Jun 17, 2005
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2019