U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HR1478: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States policy recognizing the Simele Massacre of 1933.
Status: In committee, August 6, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
IV 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1478 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2026 Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States policy recognizing the Simele Massacre of 1933. Whereas the United States has a history of recognizing and condemning atrocities experienced by vulnerable and native minorities; Whereas the First World War brought untold suffering to the world, and particularly to the Assyrian people, who suffered catastrophic losses through violence, famine, and disease inflicted upon them by hostile forces, and found themselves in a difficult predicament as new nation-states formed around them; Whereas no independent Assyrian homeland was established following the First World War, and were otherwise left vulnerable as refugees in the newly formed Kingdom of Iraq; Whereas the Government of Iraq became increasingly hostile toward the Assyrians, and on August 18, 1933, exiled their leader, Patriarch Mar Eshai Shimun XXIII, to Cyprus, with the authorization of the British Government, often being described as Britain's smallest ally in the Middle East; Whereas the Government of Iraq rejected the Assyrian leaders' request for autonomy and sought to cause division and animosity among them; Whereas, in August 1933, after the surrender of those Assyrians who pledged their loyalties …
Sponsors
- Abraham Hamadeh (R, HD-AZ-8) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- : Submitted in House
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HR1478?
- HR1478 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States policy recognizing the Simele Massacre of 1933.
- What is the status of HR1478?
- In committee as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1478?
- Abraham Hamadeh (R, HD-AZ-8).
- Where is the official record for HR1478?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-res/1478
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