H.Res. 915

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 915 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 915

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ukrainian 
famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, is recognized as a 
genocide and should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies 
against the people of Ukraine.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 28, 2025

Mr. Rogers of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bacon, 
Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sorensen, 
Mr. Gimenez, and Mr. Costa) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ukrainian 
famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, is recognized as a 
genocide and should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies 
against the people of Ukraine.

Whereas, in 1932 and 1933, millions of Ukrainians perished from a famine 
engineered by the former Soviet Union, designed to break the Ukrainian's 
resistance to Communist occupation and to provide a cover for a campaign 
of repression and persecution carried out by the Soviet Union against 
the citizens and culture of Ukraine;
Whereas Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin ordered the borders of Ukraine sealed to 
prevent anyone from escaping the manmade starvation and to prevent the 
delivery of any international food aid that would provide relief to the 
starving;
Whereas the Soviet Union forced the people of Ukraine to relinquish their land, 
personal property, and housing to collective farms and then confiscated 
grain harvests, starving the men, women, and children of Ukraine;
Whereas nearly a quarter of Ukraine's rural population perished or were forced 
into exile due to the induced starvation, and the entire nation suffered 
from the consequences of the prolonged famine;
Whereas the Government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian communities in the United 
States and worldwide continue their efforts to secure awareness and 
understanding of the 1932-1933 tragedy;
Whereas the Commission on the Ukraine Famine, Investigation of the Ukrainian 
Famine 1932-1933: Report to Congress, adopted by the Commission, April 
19, 1988, and submitted to Congress April 22, 1988, found that in 1932 
and 1933, the Government of the Soviet Union had committed genocide 
against the Ukrainian people; and
Whereas victims of the Holodomor genocide of 1932-1933 continue to be 
remembered: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) recognizes the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as 
the Holodomor, as a genocide;
(2) solemnly remembers the atrocities of the Holodomor of 
1932-1933, and extends its deepest sympathies to the victims, 
survivors, and families of this tragedy;
(3) condemns the systematic violations of human rights, 
including the starvation, repression, and persecution of the 
Ukrainian people by the Soviet Union;
(4) encourages dissemination of information regarding the 
Holodomor of 1932-1933 in order to increase an understanding of 
the Soviet-engineered genocide denied by the Kremlin for more 
than half a century;
(5) condemns Vladimir Putin's brutal and unprovoked war in 
Ukraine and his repeated public rejections of the existence of 
a Ukrainian people and a sovereign Ukraine; and
(6) strongly supports efforts to advance the path to a 
lasting peace in Ukraine and deter future Russian aggression.
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