Armenian Genocide Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2585 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2585 To direct the Librarian of Congress to carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2025 Ms. Titus (for herself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Lieu, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Librarian of Congress to carry out activities to support Armenian Genocide education programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Armenian Genocide Education Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The United States has demonstrated a commitment to remembrance and education about the Armenian Genocide of 1915- 1923 through the United States Government's May 28, 1951, written statement to the International Court of Justice regarding the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; through President Ronald Reagan's Proclamation No. 4838 on April 22, 1981; by H.J. Res 148, adopted on April 8, 1975; H.J. Res 247, adopted on September 10, 1984; H. Res. 296, adopted on October 29, 2019; S. Res. 150, adopted on December 12, 2019; and President Joe Biden's April 24, 2021, statement recognizing the Armenian Genocide. (2) H. Res. 296 and S. Res. 150 cite the Ottoman Empire's ``campaign of genocide against Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, Chaldean, Syriac, Aramean, Maronite and other Christians'', and call on the United States to-- (A) ``reject efforts to enlist, engage, or otherwise associate the United States Government with denial o