HCONRES 88 109th Congress House

Remembering the victims of the genocide that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda and pledging to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again.

Introduced: March 9, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Mar 10, 2005

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Mar 10, 2005

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 9, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations.

Mar 9, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Mar 9, 2005

Introduced in House

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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Remembers the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide and pledges to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again.

Acknowledges: (1) that the international community, including the United States, failed the people of Rwanda while hundreds of thousands of civilians were being killed; and (2) the heroic work of many individuals and human rights organizations for their campaign to help stop the genocide.

Supports assistance to the survivors of the Rwandan genocide.

Urges political and financial support for the Gacaca courts.

Expresses deep appreciation to General Romeo Dallaire for his efforts to stop the genocide and for helping many Rwandese civilians.

Urges the creation of a bi-partisan Commission of Inquiry for Rwanda to investigate the role of the United States prior to and during the Rwandan genocide.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Africa Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 10

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Nov 15, 2005

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Nov 15, 2005

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Nov 15, 2005

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Mar 9, 2005

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Mar 9, 2005

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Mar 9, 2005

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Mar 9, 2005

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2005

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Mar 9, 2005

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Mar 9, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 88: Remembering the victims of the genocide that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda and pledging to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-88/

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"H. Con. Res. 88: Remembering the victims of the genocide that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda and pledging to work to ensure that such an atrocity does not take place again.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-88/.

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H. Con. Res. 88, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-88/.

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