US SR399 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2-2)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-19 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1792-1793)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 19 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-19 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1792-1793)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution - Calls upon the President to: (1) ensure that U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the U.S. record relating to the Armenian Genocide; and (2) accurately characterize in the President's annual message commemorating the Armenian Genocide the systematic and deliberate annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide and to recall the proud history of U.S. intervention in opposition to the Armenian Genocide.
Title
Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] | Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI] | Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-03-19 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1792-1793) |
Same As/Similar To
HR304 (Related) 2011-06-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Armenia
Asia
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International affairs
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Turkey
U.S. history
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history
Asia
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International affairs
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Turkey
U.S. history
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/399/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres399/BILLS-112sres399is.pdf |