HRES 1109
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
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Europe
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Russia
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U.S.S.R.
Ukraine
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
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.
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To President
Became law
May 12, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 12, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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