,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bb1 #bjag,mr4   
,trott 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4    
,valadao1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4 ,pallone1   
,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4    
,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,royce ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,engel1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,mr4
 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 
& ,mr4 ,co/a7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ pa/ g5ocides1 & =
 o!r purposes4  ,:]eas ! lessons ( pa/  
g5ocides %\ld be appli$ to help prev5t  
future w> crimes1 crimes aga9/ humanity1
 & g5ocide2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ag1 #bjaf1 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate decl>$ t ,da'e% is  
responsible = g5ocide aga9/ gr\ps 9     
areas "u its control1 includ+ ,yezidis1 
,*ri/ians1 & ,%ia ,muslims1 & is also   
responsible = crimes aga9/ humanity &   
e?nic cleans+ direct$ at ^! same gr\ps &

 9 "s cases aga9/ ,sunni ,muslims &     
,kurds & o!r m9orities2 ,:]eas ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives1 on ,m>* #ad1 #bjaf1   
pass$ ,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #ge1 :i* conclud$ 
t ! atrocities p]petrat$ by ,,isil aga9/
 ,*ri/ians1 ,yezidis1 & o!r religi\s &  
e?nic m9orities 9 ,iraq & ,syria        
con/itute w> crimes1 crimes aga9/       
humanity1 & g5ocide2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate1 on
 ,july #g1 #bjaf1 pass$ ,s4 ,res4 #cdj1 
:i* conclud$ t ! atrocities p]petrat$ by
 ! ,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq & ! ,levant   
7,,isil7 aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 ,yezidis1     
,%i'a1 & o!r religi\s & e?nic m9orities 
9 ,iraq & ,syria con/itute w> crimes1   
crimes aga9/ humanity1 & g5ocide2 ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has a pr\d record (    
prote/+ & provid+ relief to ,arm5ian &  
o!r ,*ri/ian survivors ( ! ,ottoman     
,empire's g5ocidal campaign2 ,:]eas     
,presid5t ,woodr[ ,wilson enc\rag$ !    
=mation ( ! ,ne> ,ea/ ,relief1 *>t]$ by 
an ,act ( ,congress1 :i* rais$          
#aaf1jjj1jjj 7ov] #b1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjag
 doll>s7 betwe5 #aiae & #aicj1 ! ,s5ate 

adopt$ resolutions condemn+ ^!          
massacres1 & ,unit$ ,/ates diplomats    
organiz$ & l$ prote/s ( ^! crimes2      
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is on record z   
hav+ (ficially recogniz$ ! ,arm5ian     
,g5ocide1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t's 
,may #bh1 #aiea1 writt5 /atem5t to !    
,int]national ,c\rt ( ,ju/ice reg>d+ !  
,conv5tion on ! ,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t (
 ! ,crime ( ,g5ocide1 ?r\gh ,presid5t   
,ronald ,reagan's ,april #bb1 #aiha1    
,proclamation ,no4 #dhch1 & by ,h\se    
,jo9t ,resolution #adh1 adopt$ on ,april
 #h1 #aige1 & ,h\se ,jo9t ,resolution   
#bdg1 adopt$ on ,septemb] #aj1 #aihd2 & 
,:]eas ! prop] commemoration & consi/5t 
condemnation ( ! ,arm5ian ,g5ocide w    
/r5g!n our int]national /&+ 9 prev5t+   
mod]n day g5ocides3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 seek+ to prev5t w>
 crimes1 crimes aga9/ humanity1 &       
g5ocide aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 ,yezidis1      
,muslims1 ,kurds1 & o!r vuln]able       
religi\s & e?nic gr\ps 9 ! ,middle ,ea/1

 %\ld draw ^u relevant lessons ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 civil society1 
& humanit>ian response to ! ,arm5ian    
,g5ocide1 ,seyfo1 & ! broad] g5ocidal   
campaign by ! ,ottoman ,empire aga9/    
,arm5ians1 ,assyrians1 ,*aldeans1       
,syriacs1 ,greeks1 ,pontians & o!r      
,*ri/ians ^u _! biblical era homel&s4