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119-sres-151119th Congress

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should recognize the 1994 genocide in Rwanda as "the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda".

Sponsored By: Senator Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

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Summary

"Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda" is the central name this resolution would press the United States to use, and it also calls for clear acknowledgement of other mass violence that occurred at the same time. The resolution would ask the Secretary of State to publicly use that terminology.

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  • Tutsi survivors and families: It would push U.S. public language to recognize that the 1994 killings targeted the Tutsi, reinforcing acknowledgment of that group's central victimhood.
  • Hutu and Twa communities: It also directs that the history explicitly affirm the killings and other violence experienced by Hutus and the Indigenous Twa, including attacks by Hutu extremist militias.
  • U.S. diplomacy and public messaging: By instructing the Secretary of State to adopt this phrase, it would align U.S. wording with the United Nations, the United Kingdom, and European diplomats who already use the term.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 4/1/2025

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