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ANCA Report Card: 117th Congress (2021-2022)
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Janice
Schakowsky

D-IL-9

Election in 2022

2022 Grade
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2020
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Cosponsored the Armenian Genocide Education Act (H.R.7555)? YES
Cosponsored Resolution Urging Release of Armenian POWs (H.Res.240)? NO
Cosponsored Resolution Condemning Azerbaijan’s Attack on Armenia (H.Res.1351)? YES
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? YES
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? YES
Signed Letters Urging the U.S. to Block F-16s Sale to Turkey in 2022? YES
Signed 2021 Letter Urging U.S. Funding for Artsakh Demining? YES
Attended the Capitol Hill Armenian Genocide Commemoration in 2022? NO
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

09/13/22 - Rep. Schakowsky tweeted "I strongly condemn Azerbaijan’s egregious military attack on Armenia. Aliyev must end his continued aggression and the @StateDept and @SecBlinken must use all diplomatic tools available to secure fair and lasting peace in the region." View the tweet here.

08/05/22 - Rep. Schakowsky tweeted "Azerbaijan must be held accountable for yet again violating its ceasefire agreement with Armenia. I urge @StateDept to use all of its diplomatic tools to hold the Aliyev regime accountable for its attacks on Artsakh and to prevent future atrocities." View the tweet here.

04/26/21 - Rep. Schakowsky tweeted "Thank you @POTUS for recognizing the #ArmenianGenocide." View the tweet here.

04/26/21 - Rep. Schakowsky tweeted "As a Jewish American, I honor all those Armenians who perished and I recommit myself to speaking out against genocide, hate, and oppression. We must continue to educate the world about the Armenian Genocide and ensure that the horrors of the past are never repeated." View the tweet here.
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