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SRES 140 114th Congress Senate International Affairs Armenia Commemorative events and holidays Europe Human rights Turkey War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Introduced: April 20, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2275)
Apr 20, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate: (1) in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2015; (2) that the President should work toward an Armenian-Turkish relationship that includes Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts about the Armenian Genocide; and (3) that the President should ensure that U.S. foreign policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the U.S. record relating to the Armenian Genocide.

What's happening now April 20, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2275)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 27, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 23, 2015
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 22, 2015
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 22, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2015
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 21, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 21, 2015
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 21, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 140: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-140/
MLA
"S. Res. 140: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-140/.
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S. Res. 140, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-140/.
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