Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.
Latest action · May 18, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- IntroducedMay 18, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution acknowledges the 14th anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka and urges the United States to work with the United Nations to establish an international mechanism for accountability for the grave crimes committed during the war. The resolution also encourages the promotion of universally accepted democratic principles on the island of Sri Lanka, including by using the referendum process to ensure that all ethnicities are equitably represented.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2023 to Apr 9, 2024, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Original | May 18, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Nov 13, 2023 |
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- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
- May 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- May 18, 2023Introduced in House
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