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S 2900 118th Congress Senate International Affairs

Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023

Introduced: September 21, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023

This bill directs and authorizes certain actions aimed at supporting Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan. For example, the bill

  • repeals presidential waiver authority that allows for certain foreign assistance to Azerbaijan;
  • authorizes foreign military financing grants to Armenia for FY2024;
  • requires the Department of State to submit a detailed strategy to Congress to ensure the durable security for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and a detailed report on alleged Azerbaijani atrocities in its attacks on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022 and 2023;
  • authorizes the State Department and USAID to implement activities related to development of Armenia's energy sector;
  • requires the State Department to seek opportunities for partnership between U.S. and Armenian entities on science and technology; and
  • requires the President to impose sanctions on certain Azerbaijani officials determined to have directed (1) operations instigating the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, (2) attacks on Armenia in September 2022, (3) the blockade of the Lachin corridor beginning in December 2022, or (4) attacks on Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023.
What's happening now September 21, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 3000 Related bill Armenian Protection Act of 2023
  • HR 7288 Related bill Armenian Protection Act of 2024
  • HR 5686 Related bill Preventing Ethnic Cleansing and Atrocities in Nagorno-Karabakh Act of 2023
  • HR 5683 Identical bill Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 21, 2023
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2023
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Sep 21, 2023
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 21, 2023
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 21, 2023
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 21, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2900: Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2900/
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"S. 2900: Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2900/.
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S. 2900, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2900/.
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