SRES 150
116th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Armenia
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Europe
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.
Introduced: April 9, 2019
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Became law
Dec 12, 2019
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)
Dec 12, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)
Dec 12, 2019
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7010)
Dec 12, 2019
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7010)
Apr 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This resolution states that it is U.S. policy to (1) commemorate the Armenian Genocide, the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; (2) reject efforts to associate the U.S. government with efforts to deny the existence of the Armenian Genocide or any genocide; and (3) encourage education and public understanding about the Armenian Genocide.
What's happening now
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)
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