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HRES 338 · in committee · symbolic

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.

What this bill does

  • Congress expresses support for designating April 17, 2025, as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day.
  • The resolution urges the President to issue a proclamation encouraging Americans to observe the day.
  • This is a symbolic resolution with no direct fiscal cost or implementation mechanism.

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    What educational value does designating a specific day for Cambodian Genocide remembrance provide to Americans unfamiliar with this historical period?

  2. 02

    How might this symbolic recognition influence U.S. policy or engagement on genocide prevention and human rights advocacy today?

  3. 03

    What other historical atrocities does Congress currently recognize through similar remembrance day resolutions, and why this one?

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-17 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

  2. 2025-04-17 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

  3. 2025-04-17 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

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