GENOCIDE

Bills and resolutions

Atrocities Prevention Board: modify and expand annual report and require additional review of U.S. assistance provided to certain countries identified as being at risk of atrocities by such report (see H.R. 4871), H3949 [25JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for ceremony to honor victims of Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 25), H1294 [17MR]

China: address corrupt business practices that excuse genocide, advance Chinese Communist Party propaganda, advocate on behalf of Chinese Communist Party officials, or invest in certain Chinese industries (see S. 151), S147 [30JA]

——— expand sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and counter genocidal policies (see S. 1770), S1843 [31MY]

Dept. of Education: conduct study on Holocaust educational efforts in public elementary and secondary schools (see S. 1273), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 603), H489 [27JA]

——— reauthorize grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see S. 3448), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 6516), H6048 [30NO]

Holocaust: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to American individuals active in aiding and rescuing Jews and other refugees during Nazi Germany’s genocidal ‘‘Final Solution’’ policy (see H.R. 2668), H1844 [18AP]

Human rights: impose sanctions on foreign countries in violation of international human rights or humanitarian law and establish U.S. Commission on Atrocity Accountability and Human Rights (see H.R. 1471), H1206 [8MR]

IMF: prevent allocation of U.S. funding for Special Drawing Rights to Taliban or countries that are perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism (see H.R. 689), H576 [31JA]

——— prohibit allocations of Special Drawing Rights for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization (see S. 3057), S5048 [17OC]

Iraq: affirm nature and importance of U.S. support for religious and ethnic minority survivors of genocide in Iraq (see H. Res. 554), H3143 [23JN]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs (see S. 1329), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2803), H1914 [24AP]

Middle East: express sense that slogan, ‘‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’’ and its derivations are antisemitic and endorse genocide and destruction of Jewish state (see S. Res. 497), S5962 [13DE]

National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide: designate (see S. 2955), S4720 [27SE]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit annual report to Congress relating to Uyghur genocide (see H.R. 3349), H2347 [15MY]

Russia: recognize actions in Ukraine as genocide (see S. Res. 72), S458 [16FE] (see H. Res. 154), H875 [24FE]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide against Tutsi minority ethnic group (see H. Res. 256), H1464 [27MR]

U.N.: limit U.S. funding until Iran has been expelled and investigated for violations of Genocide Convention (see S. 3064), S5048 [17OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary (see S. Res. 167), S1294 [20AP]

——— recognize critical work, in-person and online, in educating public about dangers of antisemitism and origins of Holocaust (see H. Res. 380), H2172 [9MY]

Ukraine: express that Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (Holodomor) should serve as reminder of repressive Soviet policies against people of Ukraine (see H. Res. 105), H781 [8FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to certain diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism during Holocaust (see S. 91), S120 [26JA] (see H.R. 537), H426 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1850 [19AP], E345 [24AP]

——— commemorate, reject efforts to deny, and encourage education and understanding of Armenian genocide, including U.S. role in humanitarian relief effort and relevance to modern crimes against humanity, E345 [24AP]

Bangladesh: commend for providing safety to Rohingya refugees displaced from Burma, E681 [17JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for ceremony to honor victims of Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 25), H1314–H1316 [22MR], H1434 [24MR]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust and Humanity Center, H2660 [30MY]

Foreign policy: condemn and oppose aggressive foreign policies of Russia, Iran, and China, E959 [12OC]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, H434, H472, H473, H474, H475–H477 [27JA], H658 [2FE], H1771, H1789 [18AP], H1904–H1906 [20AP], E393 [2MY]

Human rights: remembrance of victims of pogroms against Armenian Christians, E152 [27FE]

Library of Congress: carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs, H1850 [19AP]

Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh): anniversary of genocide in Khojaly, E147 [27FE]

Putin, Vladimir: express that Russian President is war criminal, E959 [12OC]

Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day: observance, E458 [17MY]

World War II: anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, H472, H475–H477 [27JA]

Remarks in Senate

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, S1247 [19AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for ceremony to honor victims of Holocaust (H. Con. Res. 25), S1044 [29MR]

Holocaust Remembrance Day: observance, S112 [26JA], S1150 [18AP]

IMF: prevent allocation of U.S. funding for Special Drawing Rights to perpetrators of genocide or state sponsors of terrorism, S3721 [27JY]

Putin, Vladimir: express that Russian President is war criminal, S946 [27MR]

U.N.: limit U.S. funding until Iran has been expelled and investigated for violations of Genocide Convention (S. 3064), S5133 [24OC]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: anniversary (S. Res. 167), S1286 [20AP], S1724 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 25, use of Capitol Building and Grounds Emancipation Hall for ceremony to honor victims of Holocaust, H1314 [22MR]

S. Res. 72, recognize Russian actions in Ukraine as genocide, S461 [16FE]

S. Res. 167, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum anniversary, S1305 [20AP]

S. Res. 497, express sense that slogan, ‘‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’’ and its derivations are antisemitic and endorse genocide and destruction of Jewish state, S5964 [13DE]

Transcripts

Foundation To Combat Antisemitism Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign digital advertisement, S1150 [18AP]