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H.Con.Res. 467: Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

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H.Con.Res. 467: Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-24 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 420 (2004): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HCONRES467 (2004-07-22), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Plain summary

States that Congress: (1) declares that the atrocities unfolding in Darfur, Sudan, are genocide; (2) reminds the international community, including the U.S. Government, of their international legal obligations, as affirmed in the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; (3) calls on the Bush Administration to lead an international effort to prevent genocide in Darfur; (4) urges the Bush Administration to consider multilateral or even unilateral intervention to prevent genocide should the United Nations Security Council fail to act; (5) demands that the Bush Administration impose targeted sanctions, including visa bans and the freezing of assets of the National Congress and affiliated business and individuals directly responsible for the atrocities in Darfur; and (6) calls on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a Darfur Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction Fund.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · 116 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ed Case (D-HI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and 56 more.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hconres467 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108