United States 116th Congress Status: Passed House 1 D cosponsors

HRES 296 — Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.

Last action — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment to H. Res. 296 adds specific language expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the Armenian Genocide. It commits to commemorating the genocide, rejecting any denial of it or other genocides, and encourages education and public understanding of the historical facts related to the Armenian Genocide and its relevance today. This clarifies the resolution's purpose and solidifies the stance of the House on this historical issue.

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296 Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.
296 In the House of Representatives, U.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2019 Mr.
S., October 29, 2019.
Schiff (for himself, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr.
Pallone, Mr.
King of New York, Mr.
McGovern, Mr.
Carbajal, Mr.
Grijalva, Mr.
Costa, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr.
Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Ms.
Judy Chu of California, Mr.
Beyer, Mr.
DeFazio, Ms.
Pingree, Ms.
Eshoo, Mr.
Cicilline, Mr.
Correa, Mr.
Nunes, Mrs.
Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Ms.
Gabbard, Ms.
McCollum, Mr.
Espaillat, Ms.
Lee of California, Mrs.
Napolitano, Ms.
Schakowsky, Mr.
Gallego, Mr.
Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms.
DeGette, Ms.
Meng, Mr.
King of Iowa, Mr.
Courtney, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr.
Tonko, Mr.
Takano, Mr.
Langevin, Ms.
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Titus, Mr.
Pappas, Mr.
Ted Lieu of California, Ms.
Sanchez, Mr.
Spano, Mr.
Neal, Mr.
Morelle, Mr.
Cardenas, Mrs.
Trahan, Mrs.
Lawrence, Mr.
Khanna, Mr.
Perlmutter, Mr.
Cisneros, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr.
Smith of New Jersey, Mr.
Schneider, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mrs.
Lesko, Mr.
Gottheimer, Mr.
Cox of California, Ms.
Clark of Massachusetts, Mr.
Deutch, Mr.
Garamendi, Mr.
Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr.
Sires, Mrs.
Lowey, Mr.
Levin of Michigan, Mr.
Gomez, Mr.
Harder of California, Ms.
Wasserman Schultz, Mr.
Sherman, Mr.
Moulton, Ms.
Speier, Mr.
Sarbanes, Ms.
DeLauro, Mr.
Nadler, Mr.
Suozzi, Mr.
Vargas, Ms.
Lofgren, Ms.
Roybal-Allard, and Ms.
Shalala) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.
Whereas the Honorable Henry Morgenthau, United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1916, organized and led protests by officials of many countries against what he described as the empire's ``campaign of race extermination'', and was instructed on July 16, 1915, by United States Secretary of State Robert Lansing that the ``Department approves your procedure .
Whereas the Honorable Henry Morgenthau, United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1916, organized and led protests by officials of many countries against what he described as the empire's ``campaign of race extermination'', and was instructed on July 16, 1915, by United States Secretary of State Robert Lansing that the ``Department approves your procedure * * * to stop Armenian persecution'';
to stop Armenian persecution'';
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  4. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 655 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 296 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered.

  5. Rule H. Res. 655 passed House.

  6. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 655. (consideration: CR H8559-8568)

  7. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 296 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered.

  8. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 296.

  9. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  10. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 296, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Engel demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  11. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8583-8584)

  12. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 405 - 11, 3 Present (Roll no. 591).(text: CR H8560)

  13. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 405 - 11, 3 Present (Roll no. 591). (text: CR H8560)

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

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HRES 296 is sponsored by Schiff, Adam B. (Democratic).
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