,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fjh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #g1 #bjag,mr4 ,levin 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,harris7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that the #heth anniversary of the ,ukrainian ,famine-,genocide of #aicb-aicc 7,holodomor7 should serve as a reminder of repressive ,soviet policies against the people of ,ukraine4 ,whereas #bjag marks the #heth anniversary of the ,ukrainian ,famine-,genocide of #aicb-aicc2 ,whereas1 in #aicb and #aicc1 an estimated #g to #aj million ,ukrainian people perished at the will of the totalitarian ,stalinist ,government of the former ,soviet ,union1 which perpetrated a premeditated famine in ,ukraine in an effort to break the nation's resistance to collectivization and communist occupation2 ,whereas the ,soviet ,government deliberately confiscated grain harvests and starved millions of ,ukrainian men1 women1 and children by a policy of forced collectivization that sought to destroy the nationally conscious movement for independence2 ,whereas ,soviet dictator ,joseph ,stalin ordered the borders of ,ukraine sealed to prevent anyone from escaping the man-made starvation and preventing any international food aid that would provide relief to the starving2 ,whereas numerous scholars worldwide have worked to uncover the scale of the famine1 including ,canadian wheat expert ,andrew ,cairns who visited ,ukraine in #aicb and was told that there was no grain because the government had collected so much grain and exported it to ,england and ,italy1 while simultaneously denying food aid to the people of ,ukraine2 ,whereas nearly a quarter of ,ukraine's rural population perished or was forced into exile due to the forcibly induced starvation1 and the entire nation suffered from the consequences of the prolonged famine2 ,whereas the ,soviet ,government manipulated and censored foreign journalists1 including ,new ,york ,times correspondent1 ,walter ,duranty1 whose reports from ,ukraine knowingly denied not only the scope and magnitude1 but also the existence1 of the man-made famine2 ,whereas noted correspondents of the time were refuted for their courage in depicting and reporting of the forced famine in ,ukraine1 including ,gareth ,jones1 ,william ,henry ,chamberlin1 and ,malcolm ,muggeridge who wrote ,they 7the peasants7 will tell you that many have already died of famine and that many are dying every day2 that thousands have been shot by the government and hundreds of thousands exiled '''2 ,whereas1 in ,may #aicd1 former ,united ,states ,congressman ,hamilton ,fish 7,,ny7 introduced a resolution in the ,house of ,representatives 7,h4 ,res4 #cii1 #gc;d ,congress1 #b;d ,session71 which called for the condemnation of the ,government of the former ,soviet ,union for its acts of destruction of the ,ukrainian people2 ,whereas ,public ,law #ii-ahj1 signed into law on ,december #ac1 #aihe1 established the ,commission on the ,ukraine ,famine to conduct a study to expand the world's knowledge of the famine and provide the ,american public with a better understanding of the former ,soviet system by revealing the ,soviet role in the ,ukraine famine2 ,whereas the final report of the ,united ,states ,government's ,commission on the ,ukraine ,famine1 concluded that the victims were starved to death in a man-made famine and that ,joseph ,stalin and those around him committed genocide against ,ukrainians in #aicb-aicc2 ,whereas with the dissolution of the ,soviet ,union1 archival documents became available that confirmed the deliberate and premeditated deadly nature of the famine1 and that exposed the atrocities committed by the ,soviet ,government against the ,ukrainian people2 ,whereas the ,parliament of ,ukraine passed on ,november #bh1 #bjjf1 law ,no43 ,n #cgf-,v ,about the #aicb-aicc ,holodomor in ,ukraine that gave official recognition to the ,famine as an act of genocide against the ,ukrainian people2 ,whereas the ,congress passed and the ,president of the ,united ,states signed ,public ,law #aji-cdj on ,october #ac1 #bjjf1 authorizing the ,government of ,ukraine to establish a memorial on ,federal land in the ,district of ,columbia to honor the victims of the ,ukrainian famine-genocide of #aicb-aicc1 which was officially dedicated in ,november #bjae2 ,whereas the ,government of ,ukraine and the ,ukrainian communities in the ,united ,states and worldwide continue their efforts to secure greater international awareness and understanding of the #aicb-aicc tragedy2 and ,whereas victims of the #aicb-aicc ,famine-,genocide 7,holodomor7 will be commemorated by ,ukrainian communities around the globe1 and in ,ukraine through ,november #bjah3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 solemnly remembers the #heth anniversary of the ,ukrainian ,famine 7,holodomor7 of #aicb-aicc and extends its deepest sympathies to the victims1 survivors1 and families of this tragedy2 7#b7 condemns the systematic violations of human rights1 including the freedom of self-determination and freedom of speech1 of the ,ukrainian people by the ,soviet ,government2 7#c7 encourages dissemination of information regarding the ,ukrainian ,famine 7,holodomor7 in order to expand the world's knowledge of this man-made tragedy2 and 7#d7 supports the continuing efforts of the people of ,ukraine to work toward ensuring democratic principles1 a free-market economy1 and full respect for human rights1 in order to enable ,ukraine to achieve its potential as an important strategic partner of the ,united ,states in that region of the world1 and to reflect the will of its people4