House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-192

War Crimes Act of 1996

H.R. 3680Introduced Jun 19, 1996Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Aug 21, 1996.

Sponsor: Rep. Walter Jones R-NC

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 19, 1996
Committee actionJul 16, 1996
Passed HouseJul 29, 1996 · by voice vote
Passed SenateAug 2, 1996 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentAug 9, 1996
Became lawAug 21, 1996

Latest action: Aug 21, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-192.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3680.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-698 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on July 24, 1996.
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 18 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.

Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Terry Everett (R-AL), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Martin Hoke (R-OH), John Hostettler (R-IN), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Ron Lewis (R-KY), James Longley (R-ME), Paul McHale (D-PA), John McHugh (R-NY), G. Montgomery (D-MS), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Gerald Solomon (R-NY), Bob Stump (R-AZ), Peter Torkildsen (R-MA), J. Watts (R-OK).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-3 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.