SRES 151 · 119th Congress · International Affairs

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should recognize the 1994 genocide in Rwanda as "the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda".

Introduced 2025-04-01· Sponsored by Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]· Senate

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2097-2098)(2025-04-01)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 151 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 151 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should recognize the 1994 genocide in Rwanda as ``the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 1 (legislative day, March 31), 2025 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should recognize the 1994 genocide in Rwanda as ``the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda''. Whereas, in 2018, the United Nations General Assembly amended the title of the annual observance of the genocide in Rwanda on April 7 to be the ``International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda''; Whereas United States officials have noted publicly that the genocide in Rwanda was ``intended to destroy Tutsi''; Whereas, on Ap…

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