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H.Res. 296 (116th)

Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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8 April 2019

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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7 April 2025

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.

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