 United States resolution on Armenian Genocide

The Resolution Affirming the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide (H. Res 296) and the Resolution Expressing the Sense of the Senate that it is the Policy of the United States to Commemorate the Armenian Genocide Through Official Recognition and Remembrance (S. Res 150) are landmark Congressional resolutions that formally affirm recognition and define American policy on the Armenian Genocide, the systematic mass extermination of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turks from 1915-1923.The U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Res 296 on October 29, 2019 by a vote of 405-11, affirming that it is the official policy of the United States to commemorate and recognize the Armenian Genocide, reject association of the US Government with all forms of its denial, and to promote public education of the Armenian Genocide.