Rulings · national_law
U.S. Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide
2019-12-12 · 116th United States Congress
The 2019 U.S. congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide through House Resolution 296 and Senate Resolution 150. It ended a long congressional blockage, though presidential recognition followed only in 2021.
non-binding
Further reading
- 116th United States Congress, House of Representatives, H.Res.296 , Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide, 2019
- 116th United States Congress, Senate, S.Res.150 , A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide, 2019
- White House, Statement by President Joe Biden on Armenian Remembrance Day, 2021