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H.RES.227 -- Calling on the President to work toward equitable,
constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based
upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts...
(Introduced in House - IH)
HRES 227 IH
113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 227
Calling on the President to work toward equitable, constructive,
stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic
of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences
of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive
international resolution of this crime against humanity.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2013
Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. GRIMM)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
________________________________
RESOLUTION
Calling on the President to work toward equitable, constructive,
stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic
of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences
of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive
international resolution of this crime against humanity.
Whereas the Obama Administration has, since early 2009, sought to
improve Armenian-Turkish relations through diplomatic efforts to lift
the Republic of Turkey's blockade of Armenia and facilitate an end to
Ankara's refusal to establish diplomatic relations with Yerevan;
Whereas at the start of this process, President Barack Obama had, on
April 6, 2009, voiced the United States Government's expectation that
Armenia-Turkey dialogue would `bear fruit very quickly', but that,
since then, the Obama Administration has commended Armenia's
participation in this dialogue while holding Turkey largely
responsible for the lack of results from this process, with the
Secretary of State noting, on June 4, 2012, that, on this matter, `the
ball remains in Turkey's court.';
Whereas on April 24, 2013, President Barack Obama stated, `A full,
frank, and just acknowledgment of the facts is in all of our
interests. Nations grow stronger by acknowledging and reckoning with
painful elements of the past, thereby building a foundation for a more
just and tolerant future.';
Whereas the Republic of Turkey, rather than acknowledging and
reckoning with painful elements of the past, has escalated its
international campaign of Armenian Genocide denial, maintained its
blockade of Armenia, and increased its pressure on the small but
growing Turkish civil society movement acknowledging the Armenian
Genocide and seeking justice for this systematic campaign of
destruction of millions of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Pontians,
Syriacs, and other Christians upon their biblical-era homelands;
Whereas the United States is on record as having officially recognized
the Armenian Genocide, in the United States Government's May 28, 1951,
written statement to the International Court of Justice regarding the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
through President Ronald Reagan's April 22, 1981, Proclamation No.
4838, and by Congressional legislation, including House Joint
Resolution 148 adopted on April 8, 1975, and House Joint Resolution
247 adopted on September 10, 1984;
Whereas even prior to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide, the United States has a record of having
sought to justly and constructively address the consequences of the
Ottoman Empire's intentional destruction of the Armenian people,
including through Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 adopted on February
9, 1916, Senate Resolution 359 adopted on May 11, 1920, and President
Woodrow Wilson's Decision of the President of the United States of
America Respecting the Frontier between Turkey and Armenia, Access for
Armenia to the Sea, and the Demilitarization of Turkish Territory
Adjacent to the Armenian Frontier, dated November 22, 1920;
Whereas President Barack Obama entered office having stated his
`firmly held conviction that the Armenian Genocide is not an
allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a
widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical
evidence', affirmed his record of `calling for Turkey's acknowledgment
of the Armenian Genocide', and pledged that `as President I will
recognize the Armenian Genocide'; and
Whereas the United States national interests in the establishment of
equitable, constructive, stable, and durable relations between
Armenians and Turks cannot be meaningfully advanced by circumventing
or otherwise seeking to avoid materially addressing the central
political, legal, security, and moral issue between these two nations,
Turkey's denial of truth and justice for the Armenian Genocide: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls on the President to
work toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable
Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic of Turkey's full
acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences of the Armenian
Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive international resolution
of this crime against humanity.
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Bill Summary & Status
113th Congress (2013 - 2014)
H.RES.227
Cosponsors
________________________________
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H.RES.227
Latest Title: Calling on the President to work toward equitable,
constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based
upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and
ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and
comprehensive international resolution of this crime against humanity.
Sponsor: Rep Valadao, David G. [CA-21] (introduced 5/20/2013)
Cosponsors (49)
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2013 Referred to House subcommittee. Status:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
________________________________
COSPONSORS(49), BY DATE [order is left to right]: (Sort: alphabetical order)
Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-28] - 5/20/2013
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 5/20/2013
Rep Grimm, Michael G. [NY-11] - 5/20/2013
Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-14] - 5/22/2013
Rep Cicilline, David N. [RI-1] - 5/22/2013
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-13] - 5/22/2013
Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-22] - 5/22/2013
Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-14] - 5/22/2013
Rep Costa, Jim [CA-16] - 5/22/2013
Rep Chu, Judy [CA-27] - 5/22/2013
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-32] - 5/22/2013
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-30] - 5/22/2013
Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] - 5/22/2013
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 5/22/2013
Rep Holt, Rush [NJ-12] - 5/22/2013
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-2] - 5/22/2013
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 5/22/2013
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-18] - 5/22/2013
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-33] - 6/12/2013
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 6/12/2013
Rep Hahn, Janice [CA-44] - 6/12/2013
Rep Meng, Grace [NY-6] - 6/12/2013
Rep Cardenas, Tony [CA-29] - 6/12/2013
Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] - 6/12/2013
Rep Denham, Jeff [CA-10] - 6/12/2013
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-5] - 6/12/2013
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 6/25/2013
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 6/26/2013
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-3] - 6/26/2013
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 7/10/2013
Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-12] - 7/10/2013
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 7/16/2013
Rep Collins, Chris [NY-27] - 7/18/2013
Rep Titus, Dina [NV-1] - 7/22/2013
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 7/23/2013
Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-17] - 7/30/2013
Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-16] - 7/30/2013
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-7] - 8/1/2013
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-12] - 9/9/2013
Rep Meehan, Patrick [PA-7] - 9/10/2013
Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-9] - 9/20/2013
Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-19] - 9/26/2013
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-38] - 9/30/2013
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-3] - 10/8/2013
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-17] - 10/28/2013
Rep Miller, George [CA-11] - 11/19/2013
Rep Kennedy, Joseph P. III [MA-4] - 12/5/2013
Rep Lowenthal, Alan S. [CA-47] - 1/31/2014
Rep Clark, Katherine M. [MA-5] - 2/5/2014
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constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based
upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts...
(Introduced in House - IH)
HRES 227 IH
113th CONGRESS1st SessionH. RES. 227
Calling on the President to work toward equitable, constructive,
stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic
of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences
of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive
international resolution of this crime against humanity.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2013
Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. PALLONE, and Mr. GRIMM)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
________________________________
RESOLUTION
Calling on the President to work toward equitable, constructive,
stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic
of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences
of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive
international resolution of this crime against humanity.
Whereas the Obama Administration has, since early 2009, sought to
improve Armenian-Turkish relations through diplomatic efforts to lift
the Republic of Turkey's blockade of Armenia and facilitate an end to
Ankara's refusal to establish diplomatic relations with Yerevan;
Whereas at the start of this process, President Barack Obama had, on
April 6, 2009, voiced the United States Government's expectation that
Armenia-Turkey dialogue would `bear fruit very quickly', but that,
since then, the Obama Administration has commended Armenia's
participation in this dialogue while holding Turkey largely
responsible for the lack of results from this process, with the
Secretary of State noting, on June 4, 2012, that, on this matter, `the
ball remains in Turkey's court.';
Whereas on April 24, 2013, President Barack Obama stated, `A full,
frank, and just acknowledgment of the facts is in all of our
interests. Nations grow stronger by acknowledging and reckoning with
painful elements of the past, thereby building a foundation for a more
just and tolerant future.';
Whereas the Republic of Turkey, rather than acknowledging and
reckoning with painful elements of the past, has escalated its
international campaign of Armenian Genocide denial, maintained its
blockade of Armenia, and increased its pressure on the small but
growing Turkish civil society movement acknowledging the Armenian
Genocide and seeking justice for this systematic campaign of
destruction of millions of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Pontians,
Syriacs, and other Christians upon their biblical-era homelands;
Whereas the United States is on record as having officially recognized
the Armenian Genocide, in the United States Government's May 28, 1951,
written statement to the International Court of Justice regarding the
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
through President Ronald Reagan's April 22, 1981, Proclamation No.
4838, and by Congressional legislation, including House Joint
Resolution 148 adopted on April 8, 1975, and House Joint Resolution
247 adopted on September 10, 1984;
Whereas even prior to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment
of the Crime of Genocide, the United States has a record of having
sought to justly and constructively address the consequences of the
Ottoman Empire's intentional destruction of the Armenian people,
including through Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 adopted on February
9, 1916, Senate Resolution 359 adopted on May 11, 1920, and President
Woodrow Wilson's Decision of the President of the United States of
America Respecting the Frontier between Turkey and Armenia, Access for
Armenia to the Sea, and the Demilitarization of Turkish Territory
Adjacent to the Armenian Frontier, dated November 22, 1920;
Whereas President Barack Obama entered office having stated his
`firmly held conviction that the Armenian Genocide is not an
allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a
widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical
evidence', affirmed his record of `calling for Turkey's acknowledgment
of the Armenian Genocide', and pledged that `as President I will
recognize the Armenian Genocide'; and
Whereas the United States national interests in the establishment of
equitable, constructive, stable, and durable relations between
Armenians and Turks cannot be meaningfully advanced by circumventing
or otherwise seeking to avoid materially addressing the central
political, legal, security, and moral issue between these two nations,
Turkey's denial of truth and justice for the Armenian Genocide: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls on the President to
work toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable
Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic of Turkey's full
acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences of the Armenian
Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive international resolution
of this crime against humanity.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.RES.227:
###
Bill Summary & Status
113th Congress (2013 - 2014)
H.RES.227
Cosponsors
________________________________
Back to Bill Summary and Status
H.RES.227
Latest Title: Calling on the President to work toward equitable,
constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based
upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and
ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and
comprehensive international resolution of this crime against humanity.
Sponsor: Rep Valadao, David G. [CA-21] (introduced 5/20/2013)
Cosponsors (49)
Latest Major Action: 6/7/2013 Referred to House subcommittee. Status:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
________________________________
COSPONSORS(49), BY DATE [order is left to right]: (Sort: alphabetical order)
Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-28] - 5/20/2013
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 5/20/2013
Rep Grimm, Michael G. [NY-11] - 5/20/2013
Rep Peters, Gary C. [MI-14] - 5/22/2013
Rep Cicilline, David N. [RI-1] - 5/22/2013
Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-13] - 5/22/2013
Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-22] - 5/22/2013
Rep Speier, Jackie [CA-14] - 5/22/2013
Rep Costa, Jim [CA-16] - 5/22/2013
Rep Chu, Judy [CA-27] - 5/22/2013
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-32] - 5/22/2013
Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-30] - 5/22/2013
Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] - 5/22/2013
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 5/22/2013
Rep Holt, Rush [NJ-12] - 5/22/2013
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-2] - 5/22/2013
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] - 5/22/2013
Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-18] - 5/22/2013
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-33] - 6/12/2013
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 6/12/2013
Rep Hahn, Janice [CA-44] - 6/12/2013
Rep Meng, Grace [NY-6] - 6/12/2013
Rep Cardenas, Tony [CA-29] - 6/12/2013
Rep Tierney, John F. [MA-6] - 6/12/2013
Rep Denham, Jeff [CA-10] - 6/12/2013
Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-5] - 6/12/2013
Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] - 6/25/2013
Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 6/26/2013
Rep Israel, Steve [NY-3] - 6/26/2013
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 7/10/2013
Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-12] - 7/10/2013
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 7/16/2013
Rep Collins, Chris [NY-27] - 7/18/2013
Rep Titus, Dina [NV-1] - 7/22/2013
Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 7/23/2013
Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-17] - 7/30/2013
Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-16] - 7/30/2013
Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-7] - 8/1/2013
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-12] - 9/9/2013
Rep Meehan, Patrick [PA-7] - 9/10/2013
Rep Levin, Sander M. [MI-9] - 9/20/2013
Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-19] - 9/26/2013
Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-38] - 9/30/2013
Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-3] - 10/8/2013
Rep Honda, Michael M. [CA-17] - 10/28/2013
Rep Miller, George [CA-11] - 11/19/2013
Rep Kennedy, Joseph P. III [MA-4] - 12/5/2013
Rep Lowenthal, Alan S. [CA-47] - 1/31/2014
Rep Clark, Katherine M. [MA-5] - 2/5/2014
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