Congressmen Adam Schiff and Gus Bilirakis were joined by over 70 of their House of Representatives’ colleagues in introducing a new Armenian Genocide Resolution, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reported.
The resolution is aimed at establishing, as a matter of US policy, the rejection of Armenian Genocide denial, ongoing official US government recognition and remembrance of this crime, and the importance of education about the Armenian Genocide in preventing modern day atrocities The resolution resolves that it is the policy of the United States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance; reject efforts to enlist, engage, or otherwise associate the US Government with denial of the Armenian Genocide or any other genocide; and encourage education and public understanding of the facts of the Armenian Genocide, including the US role in the humanitarian relief effort, and the relevance of the Armenian Genocide to modern-day crimes against humanity.