Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Christians in the Middle East are victims of genocide.

H. Res. 459 · 114th Congress · Oct 1, 2015 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes that Christians in the Middle East are victims of genocide;

(2)

encourages other nations to likewise recognize the ongoing genocide; and

(3)

encourages the Administration to offer safety to Christians fleeing genocide by offering them priority in receiving refugee status and being admitted into the United States.

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Oct 1, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. King of Iowa, and Mr. Barletta) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Christians in the Middle East are victims of genocide.

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