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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, is recognized as a genocide and should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, is recognized as a genocide and should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.

Introduced: May 12, 2022 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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This resolution expresses that the House of Representatives

  • recognizes the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, as a genocide;
  • remembers the atrocities of the Holodomor and extends deepest sympathies to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy;
  • condemns the systematic violations of human rights, including the starvation, repression, and persecution of the Ukrainian people by the Soviet Union;
  • recognizes the findings of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine as submitted to Congress on April 22, 1988; and
  • is resolute that Ukraine remain independent and sovereign to protect the people from future genocide.
What's happening now May 12, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · May 12, 2022
Spanberger, Abigail
· May 12, 2022
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Spartz, Victoria
Indiana · May 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1109: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, is recognized as a genocide and should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1109/
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"H. Res. 1109: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, is recognized as a genocide and should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1109/.
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H. Res. 1109, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1109/.
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[H. Res. 1109: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, is recognized as a genocide and should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1109/)
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