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Calendar No. 417.","date":"2022-06-14"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-06-14","stage":"Reported to Senate","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the President to report to Congress on atrocities committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the report must describe in detail (1) U.S. government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the invasion; (2) media, public diplomacy, and information operations to make the Russian people, including their military and political leaders, aware of efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible for such atrocities; and (3) the process for a domestic, foreign, or international court or tribunal to obtain information from the U.S. government related to such atrocities."}],"words":111},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh#HE59804950AD0453C9C0AAC26A5A506B5"}]},"core_areas":["Report on U.S. efforts to collect and preserve evidence of war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine","Public information efforts about identifying and prosecuting those responsible","Process for courts and tribunals to obtain U.S. Government information"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the President to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days after enactment, consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods, and allows the report to include a classified annex.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh#HE59804950AD0453C9C0AAC26A5A506B5"}},{"text":"Requires the report to describe U.S. Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh#HE59804950AD0453C9C0AAC26A5A506B5"}},{"text":"Requires the report to describe the roles of the various agencies, departments, and offices, the interagency mechanism for coordinating these efforts, and the types of information and evidence being collected.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh#HE59804950AD0453C9C0AAC26A5A506B5"}},{"text":"Requires the report to describe steps taken to coordinate with and support allies, partners, international institutions and organizations, and nongovernmental organizations in these efforts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh#HE59804950AD0453C9C0AAC26A5A506B5"}},{"text":"Requires the report to describe media, public diplomacy, and information operations to make Russian military commanders, troops, political leaders, and the Russian people aware of efforts to identify and prosecute those responsible, and of the types of acts that may be prosecutable.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh#HE59804950AD0453C9C0AAC26A5A506B5"}},{"text":"Requires the report to describe the process for a domestic, foreign, or international court or tribunal to request and obtain from the U.S. Government information related to war crimes or other atrocities in the invasion.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh#HE59804950AD0453C9C0AAC26A5A506B5"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-04-06","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7276/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-7276.png","v":"0c99d47d43a9","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7276, 117th Congress: Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act. House: 418 Yea, 7 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 6 Apr 2022."}}