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Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian…

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Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.

Introduced: July 21, 2005 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 11.
Sep 15, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 15, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8063-8064)
Jun 29, 2005
Introduced in House
Jun 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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Commemorates the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.

Calls upon: (1) the President to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide; and (2) the government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide, and to promote rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people.

Supports the Republic of Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU) if Turkey acknowledges culpability, pursues rapprochement, and meets other EU accession criteria, and calls upon the EU to look with favor upon such actions by the government of the Republic of Turkey.

Calls upon the President, the Secretary of State, the EU, and others to assist the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people in this process.

What's happening now September 15, 2005

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 11.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 316 Related bill Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 13, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 28, 2005
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 25, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 21, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Jul 21, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 21, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 21, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 195: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-195/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 195: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-195/.
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H. Con. Res. 195, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-195/.
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[H. Con. Res. 195: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-195/)
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