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Senate resolution · 114th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

S.Res. 340Introduced Dec 18, 2015Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Bill Cassidy R-LA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 7, 2016 — Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4920-4922; text as passed Senate: CR S4921-4922; text as reported to Senate: CR S4920-4921)

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

17 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 5 Democrats, 1 independent

6 of 17 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), Gary Peters (D-MI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.