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ANCA Report Card: 118th Congress (2023-2024)
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Tony
Cardenas

D-CA-29

2024 Grade
A
2022
 2020
 2018

A+
A+
A
Cosponsored the “Armenian Protection Act” (H.R.7288)? Yes
Cosponsored Resolution Condemning Azerbaijan’s Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh (H.Res.1327)? No
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)? No
Cosponsored Azerbaijan Sanctions / Artsakh Aid / Armenia Aid Act (H.R.5683)? No
Cosponsored Azerbaijan Sanctions / Artsakh Aid Act (H.R.5686)? No
Cosponsored Resolution Urging Release of Armenian POWs, political prisoners, and hostages (H.Res.861)? No
Cosponsored the Artsakh Blockade Resolution (H.Res.108)? Yes
Cosponsored the U.S. Recognition of Artsakh Resolution (H.Res.320)? Yes
Cosponsored the Azerbaijan Human Rights Accountability Resolution (H.Res.735)? No
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? Yes
Signed Barbara Lee Opposing Security Assistance to Azerbaijan? No
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

09/19/23 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "Azerbaijan's genocidal aggression against the Armenian people must stop. I call on the Biden Administration and the State Department to use every diplomatic tool available to protect civilians in the region and bring an end to this humanitarian crisis of Aliyev’s making." View the tweet here.

09/19/23 - Rep. Cardenas posted the following to Facebook: "Azerbaijan's genocidal aggression against the Armenian people must stop. I call on the Biden Administration and the State Department to use every diplomatic tool available to protect civilians in the region and bring an end to this humanitarian crisis of Aliyev’s making." View the Facebook post here.

08/23/23 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "This week marks the 250th day of Azerbaijan's cruel blockade of the Lachin corridor. The people of Nagorno-Karabakh are struggling to access food, medicine, and other essentials as Azerbaijan continues to block the only route connecting them to Armenia. This is a humanitarian crisis. The Biden Administration must use all the tools at its disposal to bring an end to this needless, violent blockade. Azerbaijan must be held responsible for its actions." View the tweet here.

04/24/23 - Rep. Cardenas posted the following to Facebook: "Today we remember the Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide. As we mourn those lost, we must stand with Armenians who continue to face violence and displacement in the present. Azerbaijan must end its unconscionable blockade of Artsakh, release Armenian POWs and we must end US military aid to the Aliyev regime. Saying “never again” is not enough, and I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure that the United States stands with ethnic Armenians against those seeking their erasure." View the Facebook post here.

04/24/23 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "Today we remember the Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian genocide. As we mourn those lost, we must stand with Armenians who continue to face violence and displacement in the present. Azerbaijan must end its unconscionable blockade of Artsakh, release Armenian POWs and we must end US military aid to the Aliyev regime. Saying “never again” is not enough, and I will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure that the United States stands with ethnic Armenians against those seeking their erasure." View the tweet here.

01/27/23 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "Today I spoke on the House floor to condemn Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of the Lachin Corridor. Armenians in the area are going without food and medical supplies. We must send humanitarian aid and stop providing any military assistance to Azerbaijan." View the tweet here.

12/15/22 - Rep. Cardenas tweeted "Azerbaijan is once again demonstrating a reckless willingness to put civilian lives in danger by blockading the Lachin Corridor and cutting off essential supplies to the Armenian population in Nagorno Karabakh." View the tweet here.
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