A resolution recognizing 20 years since the genocide in Rwanda, and affirming it is in the national interest of the United States to work in close coordination with international partners to help prevent and mitigate acts of genocide and mass...

S.RES.413
Introduced: 
April 7, 2014
113
Second
December 9, 2014
Agreed to in Senate

While largely unrelated to Israel, the Palestinians, or the wider Arab-Israeli conflict, this resolution condemned the ongoing ‘acts of violence and mass atrocity perpetrated against innocent civilians’ in Syria.

Additionally, in a clause that specifically cites the Holocaust Memorial Museum, the resolution calls for additional efforts to ‘document, identify, and prevent mass atrocities and inspire citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred and prevent genocide.’

5 cosponsors (4D, 1R).

Last major action: 12/9/14 Resolution agreed to in Senate by voice vote.

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