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Expressing support for the designation of April 17, 2025, as “Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day” to remember the horrific slaughter of almost 2,000,000 Cambodian people at the hand of the Khmer Rouge regime.

H. Res. 338 · 119th Congress · Apr 17, 2025 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of April 17, 2025, as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day to remember the horrific slaughter of almost 2,000,000 Cambodian people at the hand of the Khmer Rouge regime.

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
supports the principles and values of “Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day”;
(2)
acknowledges the long and continued struggle of the Cambodian people to foster a free and just democratic process;
(3)
further acknowledges the work of the Cambodian diaspora community throughout the United States to gain recognition of the Cambodian Genocide by the Federal Government;
(4)
encourages all to reflect on the history of the Cambodian Genocide and the legacy that it has left, both within Cambodia and abroad; and
(5)
requests that the President issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such a day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.