,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjah ,mr4  
,portman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4  
,casey1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4  
,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4
 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1  
,mr4 ,murphy1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,s5ate t ! #he? anniv]s>y ( ! ,ukra9ian 
,fam9e ( #aicb-aicc1 kn[n z !           
,holodomor1 %\ld s]ve z a rem9d] (      
repressive ,soviet policies aga9/ ! p ( 
,ukra9e4  ,:]eas #bjag-bjah m>ks ! #he? 
anniv]s>y ( ! ,ukra9ian ,fam9e (        
#aicb-aicc1 kn[n z ! ,holodomor2 ,:]eas1
 9 #aicb & #aicc1 millions ( ,ukra9ian p
 p]i%$ at ! w ( ! totalit>ian ,/al9i/   
gov]nm5t ( ! =m] ,soviet ,union1 :i*    
p]petrat$ a prem$itat$ fam9e 9 ,ukra9e 9
 an ef=t to break ! nation's resi/ance  
to collectivization & communi/          
occupation2 ,:]eas ! ,soviet gov]nm5t   

delib]ately confiscat$ gra9 h>ve/s &    
/>v$ millions ( ,ukra9ian m51 wom51 &   
*ildr5 by a policy ( =c$                
collectivization t s\ght to de/roy !    
nationally consci\s movem5t =           
indep5d5ce2 ,:]eas ,soviet dictator     
,joseph ,/al9 ord]$ ! bord]s ( ,ukra9e  
seal$ to prev5t anyone f escap+ !       
manmade />vation & to prev5t ! deliv]y (
 any int]national food aid t w\ld       
provide relief to ! />v+2 ,:]eas num]\s 
s*ol>s worldwide h work$ to uncov] !    
scale ( ! fam9e1 includ+ ,canadian :eat 
exp]t ,&rew ,cairns1 :o visit$ ,ukra9e 9
 #aicb & 0 told t !re 0 no gra9 8because
 ! gov]nm5t _h collect$ s mu* gra9 &    
export$ x to ,engl& & ,italy10 :ile     
,joseph ,/al9 simultane\sly d5i$ food   
aid to ! p ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas ne>ly a    
qu>t] ( ,ukra9e's rural population p]i%$
 or 7 =c$ into exile due to ! induc$    
/>vation1 & ! entire nation suff]$ f !  
consequ5ces ( ! prolong$ fam9e2 ,:]eas  
not$ correspond5ts ( ! "t 7 refut$ = _! 
c\rage 9 depict+ & report+ on ! =c$     

fam9e 9 ,ukra9e1 includ+ ,g>e? ,jones1  
,william ,h5ry ,*amb]l91 & ,malcolm     
,mugg]idge1 :o wrote1 8,!y 7! peasants7 
w tell y t _m h already di$ ( fam9e & t 
_m are dy+ e day2 t ?\s&s h be5 %ot by !
 gov]nm5t & hundr$s ( ?\s&s exil$ '''02 
,:]eas title ,v ( ! ,dep>tm5ts (        
,comm]ce1 ,ju/ice1 & ,/ate1 ! ,judici>y1
 & ,relat$ ,ag5cies ,appropriations     
,act1 #aihf 7,public ,law #ii-ahj2 #ii  
,/at4 #aaeg71 sign$ into law on ,decemb]
 #ac1 #aihe1 e/abli%$ ! ,commission on !
 ,ukra9e ,fam9e to 8conduct a /udy ( !  
,ukra9ian ,fam9e ( #aicb-aicc 9 ord] to 
exp& ! _w's k ( ! fam9e & provide !     
,am]ican public ) a bett] und]/&+ ( !   
,soviet sy/em by reveal+ ! ,soviet role0
 9 x2 ,:]eas1 ) ! dissolution ( !       
,soviet ,union1 ar*ival docum5ts became 
available t confirm$ ! delib]ate &      
prem$itat$ deadly nature ( ! fam9e1 & t 
expos$ ! atrocities committ$ by !       
,soviet gov]nm5t aga9/ ! ,ukra9ian p2   
,:]eas ,raphael ,lemk91 :o devot$ 8 life
 to ! developm5t ( legal concepts &     

norms = conta9+ mass atrocities & ^:    
tireless advocacy sway$ ! ,unit$        
,nations 9 #aidh to adopt ! ,conv5tion  
on ! ,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t ( ! ,crime (
 ,g5ocide1 au?or$ an essay 9 #aiec      
entitl$1 8,soviet ,g5ocide 9 ! ,ukra9e10
 :i* highlight$ ! classic example (     
,soviet g5ocide1 *>act]iz+ x n simply a 
case ( mass murd] 1 b z a case (        
g5ocide1 ( de/ruction1 n ( individuals  
only1 b ( a culture & a nation2 ,:]eas  
,ukra9e's law ,n #cgf-,v ,ab\t !        
#aicb-aicc ,holodomor 9 ,ukra9e (       
,novemb] #bh1 #bjjf1 gave (ficial       
recognition to ! ,holodomor z an act (  
g5ocide aga9/ ! ,ukra9ian p2 ,:]eas     
,presid5t ,george ,w4 ,bu% sign$ into   
law ,public ,law #aji-cdj on ,octob]    
#ac1 #bjjf1 au?oriz+ ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,ukra9e to e/abli% a memorial on ,f$]al 
l& 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia to honor !  
victims ( ! ,ukra9ian fam9e-g5ocide (   
#aicb-aicc1 :i* 0 (ficially d$icat$ 9   
,novemb] #bjae2 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,ukra9e & ! ,ukra9ian communities 9 !   

,unit$ ,/ates & worldwide cont9ue _!    
ef=ts to secure great] int]national     
aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( ! #aicb-aicc trag$y2
 & ,:]eas victims ( ! ,holodomor (      
#aicb-aicc w be commemorat$ by ,ukra9ian
 communities ar\nd ! globe1 & 9 ,ukra9e1
 ?r\gh ,novemb] #bjah3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 solemnly rememb]s !  
#he? anniv]s>y ( ! ,holodomor (         
#aicb-aicc & ext5ds its deepe/ sympa?ies
 to ! victims1 survivors1 & families (  
?is trag$y2  7#b7 condemns ! sy/ematic  
violations ( human rights1 includ+ !    
fre$om ( self-det]m9ation & fre$om (    
spee*1 ( ! ,ukra9ian p by ! ,soviet     
gov]nm5t2  7#c7 recognizes ! f9d+s ( !  
,commission on ! ,ukra9e ,fam9e z       
submitt$ to ,congress on ,april #bb1    
#aihh1 includ+ t ,joseph ,/al9 & ^?     
ar\nd him committ$ g5ocide aga9/ !      
,ukra9ians 9 #aicb-aicc2  7#d7 enc\rages
 dissem9ation ( in=mation reg>d+ !      
,holodomor ( #aicb-aicc 9 ord] to exp& !
 _w's k ( ?is manmade trag$y2 &  7#e7   
supports ! cont9u+ ef=ts ( ! p ( ,ukra9e

 to "w t[>d ensur+ democratic pr9ciples1
 a free-m>ket economy1 & full respect = 
human rights1 9 ord] to enable ,ukra9e  
to a*ieve its pot5tial z an important   
/rategic p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 t    
region ( ! _w1 & to reflect ! w ( its p4