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HRES 171 98th Congress House International Affairs Armenia Armenians Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Genocide

A resolution to affirm the Armenian Genocide.

Introduced: April 21, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 14, 1983
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Apr 29, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 29, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Apr 21, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 21, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that U.S. policy embraces the historical events of the Armenian genocide.

What's happening now July 14, 1983

Executive Comment Requested from State.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 124 Identical bill A resolution to affirm the Armenian genocide.
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 24, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 24, 1984
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 24, 1984
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 24, 1984
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 1983
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 28, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 171: A resolution to affirm the Armenian Genocide.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-171/
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"H. Res. 171: A resolution to affirm the Armenian Genocide.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-171/.
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H. Res. 171, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HRES-171/.
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