A broad spectrum of veteran and freshmen House Members are adding their voices to the global call for truth and justice, as support for passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.154) continues to grow.

A bipartisan cross-section of House Committee leaders have added their voices to the over 45 supporters of the measure, Asbarez reported citing the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

“This is a genocide that Senator Barack Obama recognized, that Senator Kerry recognized, that UN Ambassador, Ms. Power, recognized and wrote the book on. And it’s time for both the Executive branch and legislative branch to do the same.” stated House Foreign Affairs Committee senior member Brad Sherman (D-CA). “We need to show the Government of Turkey that we cannot be cawed. That we cannot ignore history; because Genocide denial is not just the last step of a genocide, it is the first step in the next genocide.”

The Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Act (H.Res.154), spearheaded by Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Robert Dold, Adam Schiff, David Valadao and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Frank Pallone, reflects and reinforces previous US affirmation of the Armenian Genocide as a crime of genocide.

The resolution calls on the President to work toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable Armenian – Turkish relations based upon the Republic of Turkey’s full acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive international resolution of this crime against humanity.