# 118-hres-427: 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.

118-hres-427, 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., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-427
- Congress: 118
- Title: 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.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2023-05-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] (D-NC), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14] (D-NC), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2023-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2023-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2023-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2023-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2023-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2023-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-427 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/427)

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