HRES 398
106th Congress
House
United States Training on and Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Resolution
Official title: Calling upon the President to provide for appropriate training and materials to all Foreign Service officers, United States Department of State officials, and … Show full official titleShow less
Official title: Calling upon the President to provide for appropriate training and materials to all Foreign Service officers, United States Department of State officials, and any other executive branch employee involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, and for other purposes.
International Affairs
Armed Forces and National SecurityArmeniaArmeniansCapital punishment
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Central AsiaCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCourts-martial and courts of inquiryCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of StateDiplomacyEmployee trainingEthnic relationsEuropeFederal employeesFederal officialsForeign serviceGenocideGovernment Operations and PoliticsHistoryHuman rightsJudicial opinionsLabor and EmploymentLawMilitary historyMinoritiesPresident and foreign policySentences (Criminal procedure)Turkey
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6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 21, 2000
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 2000
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 14, 2000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 15, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Nov 18, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Nov 18, 1999
Introduced in House
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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United States Training on and Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Resolution - Calls upon the President: (1) to provide for appropriate training and materials to all Foreign Service officers, officials of the Department of State, and any other executive branch employee involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide by familiarizing them with the U.S. record relating to the Armenian Genocide and the consequences of the failure to enforce the judgments of the Turkish courts against the responsible officials; and (2) in his annual message commemorating the Armenian Genocide issued on or about April 24, to characterize the systematic and deliberate annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide and to recall the proud history of U.S. intervention in opposition to the Armenian Genocide.
Bill text
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- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
22
GREENWOOD, JAMES
D
Kaptur, Marcy
DOOLEY, CAL
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Markey, Edward J.
I
Sanders, Bernard
R
Smith, Christopher H.
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
DEUTSCH, PETER
D
Larson, John B.
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
D
Neal, Richard E.
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Sherman, Brad
D
Pelosi, Nancy
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
KLECZKA, GERALD
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
MCCARTHY, KAREN
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Pallone, Frank
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 398: United States Training on and Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-398/
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