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HRES 986 116th Congress House International Affairs Commemorative events and holidays Conflicts and wars Congressional tributes Europe Poland Russia U.S.S.R. War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity World history

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.

Introduced: May 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Jun 26, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment.
May 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 28, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution honors the Polish soldiers and civilians whose lives were lost at the hands of the Soviet People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (also known as the NKVD) during the Katyn Massacre. The resolution condemns Russia's efforts to spread disinformation about the Katyn Massacre and World War II.

What's happening now June 26, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 566 Identical bill A resolution commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 27, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 28, 2020
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 28, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 28, 2020
Walorski, Jackie
· May 28, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 986: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-986/
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"H. Res. 986: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-986/.
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H. Res. 986, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-986/.
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[H. Res. 986: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-986/)
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