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PA HR171

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ben Sanchez

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates April 24, 2025, as "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923"

  • Recognizes the genocide perpetrated by the Turkish-Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923, which killed 1.5 million Armenian men, women, and children

  • Acknowledges the attempted elimination of 3,000-year-old Armenian culture as a crime against humanity

  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Armenian National Committee of America National Headquarters in Washington, DC

  • Recognizes contributions of Armenian Americans in Pennsylvania to business, agriculture, academia, government, and the arts

Legislative Description

Designating April 24, 2025, as "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923."

Last Action

Adopted (203-0)

4/24/2025

Committee Referrals

State Government4/3/2025

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