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S.RES.150: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance.
About This Bill
- Introduced April 9, 2019
- Latest Major Action Dec. 12, 2019
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
28 (21 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 6 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Agreed to Senate - Dec. 12, 2019
- Introduced in Senate - April 9, 2019
Bill Summary
This resolution states that it is U.S. policy to (1) commemorate the Armenian Genocide, the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; (2) reject efforts to associate the U.S. government with efforts to deny the existence of the Armenian Genocide or any genocide; and (3) encourage education and public understanding about the Armenian Genocide.
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 12, 2019 |
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)
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| Dec. 12, 2019 |
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7010) |
| Dec. 12, 2019 |
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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| Dec. 12, 2019 |
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| April 9, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2333)
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| April 9, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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| April 9, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) |