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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHRES-220| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2017
David A. Trott

David A. Trott

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (125)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)John R. Curtis (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Steve King (Republican)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jason Lewis (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Trent Franks (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in seeking to prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups in the Middle East, should draw upon relevant lessons of the U.S. government, civil society, and humanitarian response to the Armenian Genocide, Seyfo, and the broader genocidal campaign by the Ottoman Empire.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • March 22, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 22, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

ArmeniaAsiaEuropeIraqMiddle EastRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSyriaTurkeyWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanityWorld history

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHRES-220| House 
| Updated: 3/22/2017
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in seeking to prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups in the Middle East, should draw upon relevant lessons of the U.S. government, civil society, and humanitarian response to the Armenian Genocide, Seyfo, and the broader genocidal campaign by the Ottoman Empire.
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Timeline
Mar 22, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • March 22, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 22, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
David A. Trott

David A. Trott

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (125)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Devin Nunes (Republican)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Edward R. Royce (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)John R. Curtis (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Steve King (Republican)John Conyers (Democratic)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Peter J. Roskam (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jason Lewis (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Jeff Fortenberry (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Trent Franks (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
ArmeniaAsiaEuropeIraqMiddle EastRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSyriaTurkeyWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanityWorld history