ARMENIAN GENOCIDE:
H.CON.RES.195

Summary:
Commemorates the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.
Calls upon: (1) the President to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide; and (2) the government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide, and to promote rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people.
Supports the Republic of Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU) if Turkey acknowledges culpability, pursues rapprochement, and meets other EU accession criteria, and calls upon the EU to look with favor upon such actions by the government of the Republic of Turkey.
Calls upon the President, the Secretary of State, the EU, and others to assist the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people in this process.

All Actions:
6/29/2005:
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

9/15/2005:
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

9/15/2005:
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 11.

9/15/2005:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8063-8064)