[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1156 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1156

     Expressing support for the designation of April 17, 2025, as 
    ``Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day'' to remember the horrific 
slaughter of almost 2,000,000 Cambodian people at the hand of the Khmer 
                             Rouge regime.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2024

  Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, and Mr. 
  Smith of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Expressing support for the designation of April 17, 2025, as 
    ``Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day'' to remember the horrific 
slaughter of almost 2,000,000 Cambodian people at the hand of the Khmer 
                             Rouge regime.

Whereas, April 17th, 1975, marked the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge, 
        thereby marking the beginning of the Cambodian Genocide;
Whereas, beginning on April 17, 1975, and for the next 4 years, almost 2,000,000 
        Cambodian people were starved, tortured, and murdered under the direct 
        orders of the Khmer Rouge regime and their leader Pol Pot;
Whereas nearly one fourth of the population of Cambodia at the time were killed 
        during the genocide;
Whereas, April 17th, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the 
        Cambodian Genocide;
Whereas by designating April 17th as a day of remembrance, the utmost respect 
        and reverence can be given to the lives that were lost;
Whereas recognizing this day serves to honor those who survived the genocide 
        with the utmost admiration;
Whereas Cambodian communities have found new beginnings across the United 
        States, acting as a symbol of resiliency and strength;
Whereas, in 2019, the cities of Lowell, Los Angeles, and Long Beach proclaimed 
        April 17th to be Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day; and
Whereas, in 2023, the State of Massachusetts proclaimed April 17th to be 
        Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the principles and values of ``Cambodian 
        Genocide Remembrance Day'';
            (2) acknowledges the long and continued struggle of the 
        Cambodian people to foster a free and just democratic process;
            (3) further acknowledges the work of the Cambodian diaspora 
        community throughout the United States to gain recognition of 
        the Cambodian Genocide by the Federal Government;
            (4) encourages all to reflect on the history of the 
        Cambodian Genocide and the legacy that it has left, both within 
        Cambodia and abroad; and
            (5) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling upon the people of the United States to observe such a 
        day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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