18 U.S.C. § 1091
Genocide
United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective
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- 18 U.S.C. § 1091, Genocide, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449117
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Whoever, whether in time of peace or in time of war and with the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group as such—
The punishment for an offense under subsection (a) is—
There is jurisdiction over the offenses described in subsections (a), (c), and (d) if—
regardless of where the offense is committed, the alleged offender is—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Genocide Convention Implementation Act of 1987 (the Proxmire Act)House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
- 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization ActHouse: 400–4Senate: no recorded tally
- Genocide Accountability Act of 2007House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009House: 416–3Senate: no recorded tally