,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjba,mr4  
,h>d] ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,e%oo1 & ,mr4 ,s*iff7 submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ,unit$ ,/ates    
policy recogniz+ ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide4  
,:]eas ! ,ottoman ,empire committ$ !    
crime ( g5ocide aga9/ ! ,assyrian p1    
kill+ at lea/ #cjj1jjj innoc5t          
,assyrians by way ( mass executions1    
dea? m>*es1 torture1 & />vation dur+ !  
,fir/ ,_w ,w>2 ,:]eas1 9 ,augu/ #aicc1  
approximately #c1jjj ,assyrians 7       
brutally murd]$ 9 ,semele 9 ! ,duhok &  
,mosul di/ricts ( mod]n-day ,iraq by !  
nasc5t ,iraqi army & irregul> ,kurdi% & 
,arab =ces2 ,:]eas ,augu/ #g is globally
 obs]v$ by ! ,assyrian community z      
,assyrian ,memorial ,day 9 remembrance (
 all massacres & g5ocides committ$ aga9/
 ! ,assyrian p & ( ! p]secution ?is     

community has fac$ z a result ( _!      
di/9ct e?nic & religi\s id5tity2 ,:]eas 
! ,int]national ,association ( ,g5ocide 
,s*ol>s has f\nd t ! g5ocide aga9/ !    
,assyrian population 0 "p ( a l>g]      
campaign aga9/ ,*ri/ian m9orities1      
includ+ ,arm5ians & ,pontian &          
,anatolian ,greeks2 ,:]eas ,raphael     
,lemk91 :o co9$ ! t]m g5ocide 9 #aidd1  
drew on ! hi/ory ( ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide 
9 8 sem9al "w t guid$ ! ,unit$ ,nations 
,conv5tion on ! ,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t (
 ! ,crime ( ,g5ocide2 ,:]eas ! ,elie    
,wiesel ,g5ocide & ,atrocities          
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-dda7 e/abli%es t atrocities        
prev5tion repres5ts a ,unit$ ,/ates     
national int]e/1 & affirms t x is !     
policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to pursue a    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5twide /rategy to  
id5tify1 prev5t1 & respond to ! risk (  
atrocities by /r5g!n+ diplomatic        
response & ! effective use ( =eign      
assi/ance to support appropriate        
transitional ju/ice measures1 includ+   

crim9al acc\ntability1 = pa/ atrocities2
 ,:]eas ! resili5ce & endurance ( !     
,assyrian p is comm5dable & praisewor?y1
 despite be+ victims ( an e?nocide t is 
be+ cont9u$ by ! ,islamic ,/ate2 ,:]eas 
! ,assyrian community across ! _w       
cont9ues to feel ! effects ( ! ,assyrian
 ,g5ocide1 includ+ families t h nev] be5
 reunit$2 ,:]eas recognition &          
commemoration ( a g5ocide is critical to
 ef=ts ( prev5t+ bo? future g5ocides &  
fur!r h>m to ! gr\p ^u :i* ! g5ocide 0  
committ$2 & ,:]eas ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide 
rema9s unrecogniz$ by _m c\ntries &     
organizations across ! globe1 includ+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is 
! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t x  
is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to-- 7#a7 
commemorate ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide ?r\gh  
(ficial recognition & remembrance2  7#b7
 reject ef=ts to enli/1 engage1 or      
o!rwise associate ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t ) d5ial ( ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide
 or any o!r g5ocide2  7#c7 call ^u !    
,republic ( ,turkey to (ficially        

recognize ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide2 &  7#d7 
enc\rage education & public und]/&+ ( ! 
facts ( ! ,assyrian ,g5ocide1 includ+ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates role 9 ! humanit>ian      
relief ef=t1 & ! relevance ( ! ,assyrian
 ,g5ocide to mod]n-day crimes aga9/     
humanity4