S. Res. 206 (Reported in Senate) — Marking the 70th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, expressing concern about significant violations of international humanitarian law on contemporary battlefields, and encouraging United States leadership in ensuring greater respect for international humanitarian law in current conflicts, particularly with its security partners.

That it is the sense of the Senate that—

(1)

upon the 70th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) remains critical to upholding humanity in war, protecting people affected by war, and preventing suffering;

(2)

the Executive branch and Congress must ensure that the United States Government, as the largest donor of lifesaving humanitarian aid—

(A)

does not employ counterterrorism measures or other sanctions that unduly impede lifesaving humanitarian action and thereby jeopardize vulnerable people’s access to resources critical to their survival; and

(B)

upholds the longstanding United States commitment to supporting principled humanitarian action; and

(3)

the United States must continue to be a global leader in promoting and ensuring compliance with IHL by upholding high standards of conduct within the United States Armed Forces, taking stronger measures to ensure compliance with IHL by United States security partners, holding perpetrators of violations of IHL accountable, and seeking compliance with IHL by all parties to armed conflict.

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May 14, 2019viewing Reported in Senate Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed

May 14, 2019 Introduced in Senate Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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