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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 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (Senate)
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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 12, 2019

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 296 Identical bill Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 14 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Nov 13, 2019
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Nov 13, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 12, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 30, 2019
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 28, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 8, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 3, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 13, 2019
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 9, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 9, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 9, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 9, 2019
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 9, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 9, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 150: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-150/
MLA
"S. Res. 150: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-150/.
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S. Res. 150, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-150/.
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[S. Res. 150: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-150/)
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