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.

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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.

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H.Res. 296Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.
2019-10-29Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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2019-04-09
Introduced in Senate
2019-04-09
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2019-12-12
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7010)
2019-12-12
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7010)
2019-12-12
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)
2019-12-12
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)

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.

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