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HRES 427 118th Congress House International Affairs

Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation,…

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Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.

Introduced: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: Ross, Deborah K. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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This resolution acknowledges the 14th anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka and urges the United States to work with the United Nations to establish an international mechanism for accountability for the grave crimes committed during the war. The resolution also encourages the promotion of universally accepted democratic principles on the island of Sri Lanka, including by using the referendum process to ensure that all ethnicities are equitably represented.

What's happening now May 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 10 Republican 2
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2024
 D
Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Dec 6, 2023
Wild, Susan
· Nov 13, 2023
 R
Carey, Mike
Ohio · Aug 1, 2023
Trone, David
· Jul 13, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2023
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 27, 2023
 R
Malliotakis, Nicole
New York · Jun 7, 2023
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jun 5, 2023
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 22, 2023
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 18, 2023
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · May 18, 2023
Jackson, Jeff
· May 18, 2023
Johnson, Bill
· May 18, 2023
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2023
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 18, 2023
Nickel, Wiley
· May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 427: Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-427/
MLA
"H. Res. 427: Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-427/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 427, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-427/.
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[H. Res. 427: Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-427/)
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