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S. 1158: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

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S. 1158: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-441.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 489 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S1158 (2018-12-21), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-441. (final step reached)
  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

Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

Plain summary

Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of State to provide additional training for Foreign Service Officers assigned to a country experiencing or at risk of mass atrocities, such as genocide or war crimes. The training shall include instruction on recognizing patterns of escalation and early signs of potential atrocities, and methods of preventing and responding to atrocities. The President shall report annually to Congress on U.S. efforts to prevent mass atrocities. The report shall cover topics including a review of current U.S. activities, funding expended on such activities, recommendations on how to strengthen such efforts, and the state of the implementation of the recommendations from the previous year's report.

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Official text

Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 34 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1158, Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (2018-07-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Todd Young (R-IN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jack Reed (D-RI), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), John Boozman (R-AR), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)

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Record fed-us-cong115-s1158 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115