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S.Res. 320 (109th)

A resolution calling the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide.

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Introduced

18 November 2005

Last action

29 September 2006 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10661-10662)

Sponsors

Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Richard Durbin, Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], John Reed, Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Susan Collins, Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Maria Cantwell, Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Charles Schumer, Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT], Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2]

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14 January 2025

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Summary

Calls on the President: (1) to ensure that U.S. foreign policy reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the U.S. record relating to the Armenian Genocide and the consequences of the failure to realize a just resolution; and (2) in the President's annual message commemorating the Armenian Genocide to accurately characterize the systematic annihilation of 1,500,000 Armenians as genocide and to recall the history of U.S. intervention in opposition to the Armenian Genocide.

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Timeline

  1. 18 November 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13394-13395)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 18 November 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 29 September 2006

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10661-10662)

    Source: IntroReferral

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