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ANCA Report Card: 117th Congress (2021-2022)
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Cosponsored the Armenian Genocide Education Act (H.R.7555)? NO
Cosponsored Resolution Urging Release of Armenian POWs (H.Res.240)? YES
Cosponsored Resolution Condemning Azerbaijan’s Attack on Armenia (H.Res.1351)? NO
Cosponsored Resolution Condemning Azerbaijan for Atrocities Committed Against Armenia (H.Res.1400) NO
Cosponsored Pro-Armenian Amendments to the FY22 NDAA? YES
Cosponsored Pro-Armenian Amendments to the FY23 NDAA? YES
Signed Letter Supporting Pro-Armenian Foreign Aid Priorities in 2021? YES
Signed Letter Supporting Pro-Armenian Foreign Aid Priorities in 2022? YES
Signed 2022 Letter to Expand U.S. Aid to Artsakh? NO
Signed 2021 Letter Calling on U.S. to Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan? NO
Signed 2021 Letter Urging President to Recognize Armenian Genocide? YES
Signed 2021 Armenian American Priorities Letter to the President? YES
Signed Letter Urging the U.S. to Block the Transfer of Drone Technology to Turkey? NO
Signed Letters Urging the U.S. to Block F-16s Sale to Turkey in 2021? NO
Signed Letters Urging the U.S. to Block F-16s Sale to Turkey in 2022? NO
Signed 2021 Letter Urging U.S. Funding for Artsakh Demining? NO
Attended the Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Commemoration in 2022? YES
Attended the Capitol Hill Salute to Artsakh in 2022? NO
Issued Statement Condemning 9/22 Azerbaijani Attack on Armenia? YES
Issued Statements Commemorating Azerbaijan's Pogroms in Sumgait & Baku? NO
Issued an April 24th Statement Marking the Armenian Genocide in 2021/2022? YES
Member of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues? YES

09/14/22 - Rep. Beyer tweeted "I condemn Azerbaijan’s military aggression against Armenia, including the shelling of civilian areas. These attacks are terrible and outrageous, and they must stop." View the tweet here.

04/24/22 - Rep. Beyer posted the following to Facebook: "As we commemorate the 107th anniversary of the Armenian genocide today, I remember and honor the lives of over 1.5 million Armenians who were brutally murdered in the Armenian Genocide." View the Facebook post here.

04/24/22 - Rep. Beyer tweeted "Reflecting on the Armenian Genocide, which began 107 years ago today. I mourn the deaths of over 1.5 million Armenians, now officially recognized by Congress and the President. These things happened; it is important to acknowledge historical facts, and learn from them." View the tweet here.

04/24/21 - Rep. Beyer posted the following to Facebook: "At last: an American President formally recognizes the Armenian genocide. This should have happened a long, long time ago. Thinking today about the victims of this mass murder that began 106 years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/us/politics/armenia-genocide-joe-biden.amp.html" View the Facebook post here.

04/24/21 - Rep. Beyer tweeted "At last: the President of the United States formally recognizes the Armenian genocide. This should have happened a long, long time ago. Thinking today about the victims of this mass murder that began 106 years ago.|President Biden formally recognizes Armenian genocide." View the tweet here.
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