S. 2551: Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-02-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879)

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-02-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S879) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016

Plain summary

Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016 This bill states that it is U.S. policy to regard the prevention of mass atrocities and genocide as a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility. The President may establish an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board, which shall: (1) ensure that atrocities and the risk of atrocities throughout the world are adequately considered and addressed, and (2) oversee the development and execution of policies and tools to enhance the capacity of the United States to prevent and respond to atrocities. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to provide for the training of Foreign Service Officers in conflict and atrocity prevention. The bill establishes in the Treasury the Complex Crises Fund to enable the U.S. Agency for International Development to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crisis overseas, including potential mass atrocities.

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Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2016

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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 27 cosponsors

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Thom Tillis (R-NC), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2551.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2551 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114