Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States policy recognizing the Simele Massacre of 1933.

This resolution states the view of the House of Representatives about the Simele Massacre of 1933, in which the resolution says up to 5,000 unarmed Assyrian Christians were killed by Iraqi armed forces. It declares that U.S. policy should be to officially recognize and remember the massacre. It also says the U.S. government should reject efforts to associate it with denial of the massacre. Finally, it calls for encouraging education and public understanding of the massacre, including the U.S. role in humanitarian relief. As a 'sense of the House' resolution, it expresses a position and does not create new law.

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Sponsors

• Abraham J. Hamadeh Republican sponsor
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