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117th Congress · House

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation · Evidence and witnesses · War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity · International Affairs

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction.
  • House passed it on Sep 28, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act This act expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes are defined under the law of an international criminal tribunal, the applicable country, or the United States. Currently, rewards are authorized for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of such crimes only as defined under the statutes of the relevant tribunal.

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