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105th Congress > House > Vote 1047

Date: September 14, 1998

Result: 369-1 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 427

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: SMITH, Christopher Henry (R-NJ)

Bill number: HCONRES304

Question: Suspend the rules and agree

Description: Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding War Crimes in the former Yugoslavia

Bill summary: Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) publicly declare that it considers that there is reason to believe that Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; (2) make collection of information that can be supplied to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for use as evidence to support his indictment and trial a high priority; (3) provide a fair share of any additional financial or personnel resources that may be required by the Tribunal for the adjudication of Milosevic and others arising from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia; (4) engage in a discussion with other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and interested states of information any such state may hold regarding such matters and of measures to be taken to apprehend persons indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity; and (5) urge the Tribunal to promptly review all information relating to Milosevic's possible criminal culpability, with a view toward prompt issuance of a public indictment.

Bill titles: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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