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105th Congress > Senate > Vote 330

Date: March 13, 1998

Result: 93-0 (Concurrent Resolution Agreed to)

Clerk session vote number: 32

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

Sponsor: SPECTER, Arlen (R-PA)

Bill number: SCONRES78

Question: On the Concurrent Resolution

Description: A concurrent resolution relating to the indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other crimes against humanity.

Bill summary: Requests the President: (1) to call for the creation of a United Nations (UN) commission to establish an international record of the criminal culpability of Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials; (2) to call for the UN to form an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Hussein and other Iraqi officials who may be found responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other violations of international humanitarian law; and (3) upon the creation of such a commission and tribunal, to take steps necessary, including the reprogramming of funds, to ensure U.S. support for efforts to bring Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials to justice.

Bill titles: A concurrent resolution relating to the indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other crimes against humanity.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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