HR 8744 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020

Introduced Nov 12, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Andy Levin D-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 20, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 12, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress an assessment of the persecution of the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim group in Burma (Myanmar), by Burma's military and security forces, and whether the situation constitutes genocide under U.S. law.

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 12, 2020 to Dec 17, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalNov 12, 2020
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalNov 12, 2020
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalNov 12, 2020
D-INAndré CarsonNov 16, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinNov 16, 2020
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyNov 16, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonNov 17, 2020
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciNov 18, 2020
D-CARo KhannaNov 20, 2020
D-MIRashida TlaibDec 2, 2020
D-OREarl BlumenauerDec 17, 2020

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 20, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.
  2. Nov 12, 2020Introduced in House
  3. Nov 12, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4659Rohingya Genocide Determination Act of 2020Related billSep 23, 2020

Subjects

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  1. Nov 12, 2020Introduced in House

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