Title: Condemning Azerbaijan's unprovoked military attack on Armenia.
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution condemns Azerbaijan's September 2022 military attack on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh and calls for an end to all U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1351 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1351

     Condemning Azerbaijan's unprovoked military attack on Armenia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 14, 2022

 Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Speier, and 
Mr. Valadao) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Condemning Azerbaijan's unprovoked military attack on Armenia.

Whereas, on September 13, 2022, Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked assault on 
        sovereign Armenian territory, with intensive shelling and UAV attacks on 
        the villages of Karmir Shuka and Taghavard in Nagorno Karabakh 
        (Artsakh), and the Armenian border cities of Vardenis, Jermuk, Goris, 
        and Tatev reportedly resulting in the deaths of at least 49 soldiers;
Whereas this is only the most recent escalation by Azerbaijan, as in September 
        2020, Azerbaijan launched a massive and unprovoked military assault on 
        Nagorno-Karabakh, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and 
        soldiers, the displacement of tens of thousands more civilians, and the 
        ongoing detention of over 100 prisoners of war;
Whereas Azerbaijan's actions are in flagrant violation of Armenia's sovereignty, 
        territorial integrity, and international law and represent a further 
        escalation of Azerbaijani aggression, which has continued unabated since 
        the November 2020 tripartite statement signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
        and Russia to end the Nagorno-Karabakh war;
Whereas, in June 2022, the Department of State again waived section 907 of the 
        Freedom Support Act to provide assistance to Azerbaijan, despite the 
        recent publication of a Government Accountability Office report (22-
        104619), which confirmed the Department of State and Department of 
        Defense have failed to meet statutory reporting requirements to Congress 
        on the impact of United States assistance on the peace process and the 
        military balance between Armenia and Azerbaijan;
Whereas section 907 of the Freedom Support Act is intended to prevent United 
        States military assistance to Azerbaijan unless the President certifies 
        Azerbaijan ``is taking demonstrable steps to cease all blockades and 
        other offensive uses of force against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh''; 
        and
Whereas peace, stability, and democracy in the Caucasus region are in the 
        political, security, and economic interests of the United States and are 
        matters of international concern: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns the September 13, 2022, unprovoked military 
        attack launched by Azerbaijani forces on Armenia and Nagorno-
        Karabkh and calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire;
            (2) calls for all assistance to Azerbaijan to be 
        immediately ceased pursuant to the section 907 of the Freedom 
        Support Act and for the Administration to make clear to 
        President Aliev that further attacks on Armenia and Nagorno-
        Karabakh will result in sanctions or other measures;
            (3) stands firmly in support of our democratic partner 
        Armenia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and against 
        Azerbaijan's military aggression and blatant violations of 
        international laws and norms; and
            (4) supports the United States and international 
        humanitarian assistance programs to meet the urgent needs of 
        victims of Azerbaijani aggression in both Armenia and Nagorno-
        Karabakh.
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