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HRES 16 119th Congress House International Affairs Alliances Conflicts and wars Europe Russia Ukraine War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 6, 2025
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns Russia for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people. It also calls on the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies, to undertake measures to support the Ukrainian government to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people.

What's happening now January 6, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 16: Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-16/
MLA
"H. Res. 16: Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-16/.
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H. Res. 16, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-16/.
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[H. Res. 16: Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-16/)
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