Recognizing 14 years since the end of the war in Sri Lanka on May 18, 2009, honoring the lives lost, and expressing support for justice, accountability, reconciliation, reconstruction, reparation, and reform in Sri Lanka to ensure a lasting peaceful political solution and a prosperous future for all people of Sri Lanka.
Summary
This resolution acknowledges the 14th anniversary of the end of the war in Sri Lanka and urges the United States to work with the United Nations to establish an international mechanism for accountability for the grave crimes committed during the war. The resolution also encourages the promotion of universally accepted democratic principles on the island of Sri Lanka, including by using the referendum process to ensure that all ethnicities are equitably represented.
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May 2023
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Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
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May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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May 18, 2023
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
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Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Brad Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Vasquez
DDemocratic
Co
Gwen Moore
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Jackson
DDemocratic
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