HRES 220
115th Congress
House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purposes.
International Affairs
ArmeniaAsiaEuropeIraq
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Middle EastRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSyriaTurkeyWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanityWorld history
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in seeking to prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups in the Middle East, should draw upon relevant lessons of the U.S. government, civil society, and humanitarian response to the Armenian Genocide, Seyfo, and the broader genocidal campaign by the Ottoman Empire.
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
80
GREEN, GENE
VISCLOSKY, PETER
Roskam, Peter
R
Calvert, Ken
BRADY, ROBERT
R
Norman, Ralph
Comstock, Barbara
R
Curtis, John R.
R
Grothman, Glenn
Hultgren, Randy
D
Raskin, Jamie
Meehan, Patrick
Buck, Ken
R
Huizenga, Bill
D
Carson, André
D
DeGette, Diana
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Hunter, Duncan
R
Cramer, Kevin
Faso, John
D
Huffman, Jared
Donovan, Daniel
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Castro, Joaquin
D
Garamendi, John
D
Gomez, Jimmy
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
Lewis, Jason
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
Takano, Mark
D
Waters, Maxine
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Soto, Darren
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Tonko, Paul
D
Neal, Richard E.
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Hanabusa, Colleen
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Courtney, Joe
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Kihuen, Ruben
R
Moolenaar, John R.
D
Norcross, Donald
Walz, Timothy
D
Meng, Grace
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Rosen, Jacky
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 220: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-220/
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