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ANCA Report Card: 118th Congress (2023-2024)
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Janice
Schakowsky

D-IL-9

2024 Grade
A+
2022
 2020
 2018

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Cosponsored the “Armenian Protection Act” (H.R.7288)? Yes
Cosponsored Resolution Condemning Azerbaijan’s Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh (H.Res.1327)? Yes
Cosponsored the Global Magnitsky “Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act” (H.R.8141)? Yes
Cosponsored the Armenian Genocide Education Act (H.R.2803)? Yes
Cosponsored the Artsakh Revenue Recovery Act (H.R.9666)? Yes
Cosponsored Azerbaijan Sanctions / Artsakh Aid / Armenia Aid Act (H.R.5683)? Yes
Cosponsored Azerbaijan Sanctions / Artsakh Aid Act (H.R.5686)? No
Cosponsored Resolution Urging Release of Armenian POWs, political prisoners, and hostages (H.Res.861)? Yes
Cosponsored the Artsakh Blockade Resolution (H.Res.108)? Yes
Cosponsored the U.S. Recognition of Artsakh Resolution (H.Res.320)? No
Cosponsored the Azerbaijan Human Rights Accountability Resolution (H.Res.735)? Yes
Signed Letters Supporting Pro-Armenian Foreign Aid Priorities in 2023/2024? Yes
Signed Bi-Cameral Whitehouse/Magaziner Letter to Sanction Azerbaijan? Yes
Signed Bi-Cameral Padilla/Eshoo Letter to Send Security & Refugee Aid to Armenia? Yes
Signed Bi-Cameral Pallone/Markey Letter to Hold Azerbaijan Accountable Prior to COP29? Yes
Signed Schiff Letter Urging U.S. to Protect Armenian Cultural Heritage in Artsakh? Yes
Signed Eshoo-Pelosi Letter to Sanction Azerbaijan? Yes
Signed Schiff Letter Demanding U.S. Sanctions on Azerbaijan? Yes
Signed Schiff Letter Opposing U.S. Rifle Sale to Azerbaijan? No
Signed Barbara Lee Opposing Security Assistance to Azerbaijan? Yes
Signed Armenian Caucus Letter to the UN to Sanction Azerbaijan? Yes
Signed Costa-Pallone-Sherman Letter to Defend Armenia? No
Attended the “Save Artsakh” Press Conference on Capitol Hill (Jan., 2023)? No
Attended the Artsakh Solidarity Press Conference on Capitol Hill (Sept., 2023)? No
Attended the Armenian Genocide Observance on Capitol Hill in 2023/2024? No
Attended the “Reversing Genocide” Artsakh Solidarity Observance (Mar., 2024)? No
Attended the Accountability 2024 Artsakh Genocide Commemoration (Sept., 2024)? No
Met with His Holiness Aram I, Armenian Apostolic Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia? No
Issued an April 24th Statement Marking the Armenian Genocide in 2023/2024? Yes
Member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues? Yes

04/24/23 - Rep. Schakowsky tweeted "On this Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, we remember and honor the more than 1.5 million lives that were taken by the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Today, Armenians face a new set of atrocities as hundreds of thousands endure critical shortages of food, medicine, and electricity because of Azerbaijan's blockade of Artsakh. We must recommit ourselves to not only remembering the Armenian Genocide, but also ensuring it never happens again." View the tweet here.

01/23/23 - Rep. Schakowsky tweeted "Thank you, @SecBlinken! The US must use all available diplomatic tools to end this humanitarian crisis manufactured by Aliyev!" View the tweet here.

12/15/22 - Rep. Schakowsky tweeted "Azerbaijan’s blockage of the only road connecting the people of Artsakh to Armenia threatens the lives of thousands. Azerbaijan is once again weaponizing critical infrastructure and manufacturing a humanitarian crisis. This cannot stand." View the tweet here.
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