Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018
January 01, 1970
The Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 115–300 (text) (PDF)) is a law to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) during the Syrian and Iraqi Civil Wars. It also holds ISIS accountable as perpetrators of genocide.
Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018
Long title
An act to provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes who are members of religious and ethnic minority groups in Iraq and Syria, for accountability for perpetrators of these crimes, and for other purposes.
Signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 11, 2018
President Trump signs the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act into law.
According to Representative Chris Smith, who introduced the bill with Representative Anna Eshoo, the "blueprint for the legislation" was testimony provided by Supreme Knight of the Knights of ColumbusCarl A. Anderson before Congress in 2016.[1] Smith praised the Knights as "unflagging supporters of the bill."[1]
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