Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.
Latest action · Oct 29, 2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 8, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseOct 29, 2019
Summary
This resolution states that it is U.S. policy to (1) commemorate the Armenian Genocide, the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; (2) reject efforts to associate the U.S. government with efforts to deny the existence of the Armenian Genocide or any genocide; and (3) encourage education and public understanding about the Armenian Genocide.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 591 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed405–11 | Oct 29, 2019 |
Cosponsors 141
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2019 to Oct 29, 2019; 76 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 8, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2019Rule H. Res. 655 passed House.
- Oct 29, 2019Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 655. (consideration: CR H8559-8568)
- Oct 29, 2019Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 296 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered.
- Oct 29, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 296.
- Oct 29, 2019The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Oct 29, 2019POSTPONED 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.
- Oct 29, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8583-8584)
- Oct 29, 2019Passed/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)
- Oct 29, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 28, 2019Rules 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.
- Apr 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8683, H8708 | Barbara Lee D-CA, Tulsi Gabbard D-HI | Oct 31, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8608 | Josh Gottheimer D-NJ | Oct 30, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8547, H8549, H8552–H8558, H8559–H8568Text printed H8552, H8560Amendments H8557Recorded votes H8557, H8583consideration (H. Res. 655), previous questionenact | Adam B. Schiff D-CA, Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Brad Sherman D-CA, Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI, Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Donna E. Shalala D-FL, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Grace F. Napolitano D-CA, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Jackie Speier D-CA, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jim Costa D-CA, John P. Sarbanes D-MD, Judy Chu D-CA, Katherine M. Clark D-MA, Linda T. Sánchez D-CA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX (amendment), Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Ted Lieu D-CA | Oct 29, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8392 | Jim Costa D-CA | Oct 23, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E489 | Tj Cox D-CA | Apr 25, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41368 | Turkey (Türkiye): Background and U.S. Relations Archived | Report | Jan 9, 2023 |
| R46651 | Azerbaijan and Armenia: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Archived | Report | Jan 7, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 150 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance. | Identical bill | Dec 12, 2019 |
| HRES 655 | Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 296) affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide. | Procedurally related | Oct 29, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2019Engrossed in House
- Apr 8, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
