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A resolution recognizing May 28 as "World Hunger Day", that the 90th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies…

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A resolution recognizing May 28 as "World Hunger Day", that the 90th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine, and that Vladimir Putin's illegal war against Ukraine has diminished Ukraine's agricultural output and threatens to exacerbate the problems of global hunger on World Hunger Day.

Introduced: May 26, 2022 Introduced by: Kaine, Tim Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.
Dec 7, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Dec 7, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
May 26, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2755)
May 26, 2022
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This resolution expresses that the Senate

  • condemns Vladimir Putin's illegal war in Ukraine, his repeated rejections of the existence of a Ukrainian people and a sovereign Ukrainian state, and his weaponization of hunger;
  • calls upon Vladimir Putin and the Russian Armed Forces to immediately cease their attacks on Ukrainian civilians;
  • calls attention to the impending global food crisis by observing May 28, 2022, as World Hunger Day;
  • remembers the 90th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine (Holodomor) of 1932-1933 and extends its deepest sympathies to the victims, survivors, and families of this tragedy;
  • condemns the systematic violations of human rights of the Ukrainian people by the Soviet Union; and
  • supports the continuing efforts of the people of Ukraine to defend themselves against Russian aggression.
What's happening now December 7, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 609.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 3 Democratic 3
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 7, 2022
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 26, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 26, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 650: A resolution recognizing May 28 as "World Hunger Day", that the 90th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine, and that Vladimir Putin's illegal war against Ukraine has diminished Ukraine's agricultural output and threatens to exacerbate the problems of global hunger on World Hunger Day.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-650/
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"S. Res. 650: A resolution recognizing May 28 as "World Hunger Day", that the 90th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine, and that Vladimir Putin's illegal war against Ukraine has diminished Ukraine's agricultural output and threatens to exacerbate the problems of global hunger on World Hunger Day.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-650/.
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S. Res. 650, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-650/.
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[S. Res. 650: A resolution recognizing May 28 as "World Hunger Day", that the 90th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine, and that Vladimir Putin's illegal war against Ukraine has diminished Ukraine's agricultural output and threatens to exacerbate the problems of global hunger on World Hunger Day.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-650/)
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