More Than 75 Members Of U.s. Congress Sign To Document With Call To

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MORE THAN 75 MEMBERS OF U.S. CONGRESS SIGN TO DOCUMENT WITH CALL TO
WHITE HOUSE TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

YEREVAN, JULY 7. ARMINFO. The American Assembly of America today
commended the Armenian-American community for rallying congressional
support for H. Res. 316, a bipartisan resolution that would reaffirm
the U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide. To date, more than 75
Members of the House have signed on as cosponsors to the bill, which
was introduced by Congressmen George Radanovich (R-CA), Adam Schiff
(D-CA) and Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) and Frank
Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ).

ARMINFO was informed in AAA, the four sponsors introduced the
resolution in the House of Representatives on June 14 with the strong
backing of the pan-Armenian community. H. Res. 316 calls upon the
President to "ensure that the foreign policy of the United States
reflects appropriate understanding" of the "Armenian Genocide" and to
"accurately characterize the systematic and deliberate annihilation of
1,500,000 Armenians as genocide" in the President's annual message.

Prior to the congressional July Fourth recess, Congressman Schiff
introduced an alternative measure without the support of the Armenian
Caucus that would also reaffirm the U.S. record on the Armenian
Genocide.