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US HR338
Resolution
Status
4/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lori Trahan
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AI Summary
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Designates April 17, 2025 as "Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day," marking the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge regime
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Commemorates the nearly 2,000,000 Cambodian people—approximately one-fourth of the country's population—who were starved, tortured, and murdered between 1975 and 1979 under Pol Pot's regime
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Acknowledges prior recognition efforts by Lowell, Los Angeles, and Long Beach in 2019, and Massachusetts in 2023, which proclaimed April 17th as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day
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Recognizes the Cambodian diaspora community in the United States for their advocacy efforts and resilience as survivors and descendants
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Requests the President issue a proclamation calling on Americans to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities
Legislative Description
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.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4/17/2025