118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4871 — Atrocity Prevention Act

“To modify and expand the annual report required under the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 and require additional review of United States assistance provided to certain countries identified as being at risk of atrocities by such report, and for other purposes.”

International affairs

Introduced Jul 25, 2023

Last action Jul 25, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Jul 25, 2023

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Referred

Jul 25, 2023

Foreign Affairs

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes annual reporting requirements for the Department of State regarding countries and regions at risk of atrocities (such as genocide). The bill also makes permanent a requirement, currently set to expire in 2025, for the State Department to report annually to Congress on U.S. efforts to prevent and respond to atrocities. Under this bill, the State Department must annually (1) rank countries and regions at risk of atrocities as high, medium, or low risk, and (2) assess the risks related to providing security assistance and cooperation to medium- and high-risk countries. For each country identified as high- or medium-risk, the State Department must determine whether the Uni...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 25, 2023

Introduced in House

Jul 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.