H.Con.Res.148: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 9, 1997

Joins the Hellenic and the Armenian American communities in honoring the memory of the victims of Smyrna in 1922 and the millions of Orthodox Christians who perished in the genocidal campaign in Asia Minor from 1894 to 1923. Calls for: (1) the United States to encourage the Republic of Turkey to take all appropriate steps to acknowledge these crimes against humanity and commemorate the victims at Smyrna; and (2) the restoration and preservation of an accurate history of such events so that such atrocities may never be repeated.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · D–NY

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Foreign Affairs Committee

34 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Sep 9, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 9, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1706)
Sep 9, 1997
Introduced in House
Sep 9, 1997
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Con.Res.148, 105th Congress: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/148

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Discuss H.Con.Res.148, 105th Congress: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/148

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-09-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hconres148/BILLS-105hconres148ih.htm

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Discuss H.Con.Res.148, 105th Congress: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/148

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-09-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hconres148/BILLS-105hconres148ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:47:40Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.148, 105th Congress: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the burning of Smyrna and honoring the memory of its civilian victims, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/148

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-09-09.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hconres148/BILLS-105hconres148ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:47:40Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.148 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.