HRES 118 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Calling for the establishment of an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law.

Introduced Feb 27, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Curt Weldon R-PA

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Latest action · Feb 27, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Urges the President, consistent with specified Federal law and the passage of specified House and Senate resolutions, to call upon the United Nations to establish an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law.

Cosponsors 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2003 to May 21, 2003; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAnder CrenshawOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-PABill ShusterOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-NCCass BallengerOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-MIDave CampOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-OHDavid L. HobsonOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-PADon SherwoodOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-MIFred UptonOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-MOIke SkeltonOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-ILJerry WellerOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-KSJim RyunOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-ILMark KirkOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-MINick SmithOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-PATim HoldenOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalFeb 27, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalFeb 27, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerMar 5, 2003
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnMar 13, 2003
R-FLCliff StearnsMar 13, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldMar 13, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostMar 13, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteMar 20, 2003
R-TXPete SessionsMar 20, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 20, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickMar 20, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinMar 20, 2003
R-COThomas G. TancredoMar 26, 2003
R-NEDoug BereuterApr 10, 2003
D-MABarney FrankMay 21, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 27, 2003

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2003Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H2396Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXMar 26, 2003
HouseDebate and remarks H1324–H1328Text printed H1328Curt Weldon R-PA (text)Feb 25, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
Calling for the establishment of an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House

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