US House Expected to Sanction Turkey and Vote on Armenian Genocide Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an interview with NPR, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Engel noted that in addition to sanctioning Turkey for its actions in Northern Syria, a bill on the Armenian Genocide was also under consideration.

“So we’re going to have a Turkey sanctions bill and we’re going to have an Armenian Genocide bill. Both of which I’m sure the Government of Turkey is not happy with, but then again we’re not happy with the Government of Turkey,” Chairman Engel said.

Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) sent a “Dear Colleague” letter, this past week, urging support of the resolution, as did Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) calling for its immediate passage.

H.Res. 296 was introduced this April by Reps. Schiff and Bilirakis along with Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Peter King (R-NY), and Jackie Speier (D-CA), and has 112 co-sponsors to date.

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