Congressmember Karen Bass visited the commemoration event on Capitol Hill to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

“My heart aches as I attend a House reception to recognize the lives lost 100 years ago in the ArmenianGenocide," she tweeted.

Hundreds gathered for the solemn observance in the historic Cannon Caucus Room, organized by the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues with the participation of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, the Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Armenian American organizations