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HRES16Referred to Committee

Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-06
Introduced
18
Cosponsors
HRES
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Type

Sponsor

Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
Democrat · TN · Representative
Votes with party: 97.8% (636 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001068

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (18)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

18 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2025-01-06

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

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  • House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-01-06

Plain-English Summary

This resolution condemns Russia for committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people. It also calls on the United States, in cooperation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union allies, to undertake measures to support the Ukrainian government to prevent further acts of Russian genocide against the Ukrainian people.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

International Affairs
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