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MI HR0348
Resolution
Status
9/28/2022
Primary Sponsor
Mari Manoogian
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AI Summary
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Condemns military attacks by Azerbaijan on Armenia beginning September 13, 2022, which have resulted in 135 Armenian and 77 Azerbaijani military deaths, displaced over 7,600 Armenian civilians, and occupied 10 additional square kilometers of Armenian territory.
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Recognizes U.S. diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict, including the appointment of Philip Reeker as Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations and Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group.
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Calls on Congress to pause all aid to Azerbaijan and directs President Biden to rescind the waiver for Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992, which currently allows presidential discretion to provide aid to Azerbaijan.
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Notes that Azerbaijan has occupied 41 square kilometers of Armenian territory from a 2021 incursion and has engaged in desecration of Armenian cultural and holy sites in captured areas.
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the President, Secretary of State, congressional leadership, Michigan's congressional delegation, and specified U.S. Representatives.
Legislative Description
A resolution to condemn the ongoing military attacks by the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Republic of Armenia, commend United States diplomats for their efforts to pursue a peaceful, diplomatic solution to the conflict, and call upon the United States government to pause all aid to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
9/28/2022