With a vote of 393 to 0, the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday unanimously condemned as genocide the ongoing ISIL/Da’esh crimes against Christians – including Armenians and Assyrians – as well as Yezidis and other religious minorities in the Middle East by adopting H.Con.Res.75, reported the Armenian National Committee of America.

“Armenian Americans welcome today’s U.S. House vote as powerful encouragement for U.S. leadership in ending genocidal attacks – many being committed by allies of Ankara’s – across the Middle East, and, more broadly, as a meaningful step toward elevating America’s response to genocide from a political choice to a moral imperative,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.  “For far too long, U.S. leaders have treated the recognition of genocide – very notably the Armenian Genocide – as a geopolitical commodity to be bartered or bargained away.”

H.Con.Res.75 was spearheaded by the Co-Chairs of the House Caucus for Religious Minorities in the Middle East, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry and Anna Eshoo.