A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7103)

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Separate related House measures (2)

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Related House bill: H.R.7276 Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act

Related House bill: H.R.7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Dec 12, 2022

Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act

This bill requires the President to report to Congress on atrocities committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022.

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.

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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R–TX

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

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Dec 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7103)
Dec 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5233

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5233

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s5233/BILLS-117s5233is.htm

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Discuss S.5233, 117th Congress: A bill to require the President to submit to Congress a report on United States Government efforts to collect, analyze, and preserve evidence and information related to war crimes and other atrocities committed during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February 24, 2022, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5233

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2022-12-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s5233/BILLS-117s5233is.htm

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Examine S.5233 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.