Condemning all acts of violence, oppression, and abuse against ethnic minorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This House resolution condemns violence and human rights abuses against ethnic minorities and civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by the DRC armed forces, the M23 group, and other armed groups. It calls on the DRC and Rwanda to keep their June 2025 peace agreement commitments and urges the DRC government to stop supporting armed groups, hold abusers accountable, allow humanitarian aid, and combat hate speech. It urges the Secretary of State to investigate atrocities and develop a strategy to deter them. It also calls on the President to appoint a Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region, give DRC ethnic minorities priority access to the U.S. refugee program, and impose targeted sanctions on known human rights abusers.

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Sponsors

• André Carson Democrat sponsor
• 7 cosponsors