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.
USA116th CongressSRES-150| Senate
| Updated: 12/12/2019
Robert Menendez
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (28)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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)
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7010)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7010)
International Affairs
ArmeniaAsiaCommemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesEuropeHuman rightsRacial and ethnic relationsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanityWorld history
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.
USA116th CongressSRES-150| Senate
| Updated: 12/12/2019
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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)
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 4/9/2019 CR S2333)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7010)
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7010)
Robert Menendez
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (28)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Mitt Romney (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Cory Gardner (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
ArmeniaAsiaCommemorative events and holidaysCongressional tributesEuropeHuman rightsRacial and ethnic relationsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanityWorld history