H.Con.Res.195: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 29, 2005

Commemorates the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.

Calls upon: (1) the President to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide; and (2) the government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide, and to promote rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people.

Supports the Republic of Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU) if Turkey acknowledges culpability, pursues rapprochement, and meets other EU accession criteria, and calls upon the EU to look with favor upon such actions by the government of the Republic of Turkey.

Calls upon the President, the Secretary of State, the EU, and others to assist the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people in this process.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] · D–CA

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Foreign Affairs Committee

88 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Sep 15, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 11.
Sep 15, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 15, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8063-8064)
Jun 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 29, 2005
Introduced in House
Jun 29, 2005
Introduced in House

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HRES 316 · Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution

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Discuss H.Con.Res.195, 109th Congress: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/195

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Discuss H.Con.Res.195, 109th Congress: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/195

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-06-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hconres195/BILLS-109hconres195ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:31:45Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.195, 109th Congress: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/195

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-06-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hconres195/BILLS-109hconres195ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:31:45Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.195, 109th Congress: Commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, urging the Government of the Republic of Turkey to acknowledge the culpability of its predecessor state, the Ottoman Empire, for the Armenian Genocide and engage in rapprochement with the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people, and supporting the accession of Turkey to the European Union if Turkey meets certain criteria.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/195

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-06-29.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hconres195/BILLS-109hconres195ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:31:45Z. 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.195 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.