H.Res. 966 · 117th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for investigation and prosecution of the crime of aggression and other international crimes committed by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation against the Government and people of Ukraine, and calling on the President to direct the United States representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately promote the establishment of an appropriate regional or international justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute possible international crimes stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and further calling upon the President to convoke and convene the world's democracies for the purposes of establishing such an international justice mechanism at the earliest possible time, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chris Smith
- Introduced
- 2022-03-07
- Latest action
- 2022-03-07 · Introduced in House
Subjects
Military operations and strategy
International affairs
Russia
International organizations and cooperation
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
International law and treaties
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
United Nations
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Evidence and witnesses
Ukraine