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Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.

USA118th CongressHRES-427| House 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (17)
Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Mike Carey (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Jeff Jackson (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution acknowledges the 14th anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka and urges the United States to work with the United Nations to establish an international mechanism for accountability for the grave crimes committed during the war. The resolution also encourages the promotion of universally accepted democratic principles on the island of Sri Lanka, including by using the referendum process to ensure that all ethnicities are equitably represented.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 117-413
Recognizing 12 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 117-413
    Recognizing 12 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.


  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.

USA118th CongressHRES-427| House 
| Updated: 5/18/2023
This resolution acknowledges the 14th anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka and urges the United States to work with the United Nations to establish an international mechanism for accountability for the grave crimes committed during the war. The resolution also encourages the promotion of universally accepted democratic principles on the island of Sri Lanka, including by using the referendum process to ensure that all ethnicities are equitably represented.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HRES 117-413
Recognizing 12 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HRES 117-413
    Recognizing 12 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.


  • May 18, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • May 18, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Deborah K. Ross

Deborah K. Ross

Democratic Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (17)
Wiley Nickel (Democratic)Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Mike Carey (Republican)Donald G. Davis (Democratic)Jeff Jackson (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucy McBath (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Summer L. Lee (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)Nicole Malliotakis (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted