ArmInfo.The U.S. House Rules Committee cleared the path for full House consideration of four ANCA-backed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA - H.R.7900) that call for Azerbaijan's immediate release of Armenian POWs, require U.S. State Department reports on Azerbaijani war crimes, and place conditions on the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
The amendments may be voted on individually or grouped in "blocs" and voted upon during House consideration of the NDAA, which may begin as early as this Wednesday evening, July 13th. Pro-Artsakh/Armenia advocates can write, call, and tweet their U.S. Representatives to vote for the amendment by visiting anca.org/ndaa.
"We would like to thank Chairman McGovern for his leadership of the Rules Committee and to express our appreciation to the authors, cosponsors, and all those - in our community and among our coalition partners - who helped bring these ANCA-backed amendments to the U.S. House floor," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "We will, in the coming days, strongly back each of these amendments holding Azerbaijan and Turkey accountable - rallying bipartisan support for their passage and ultimate enactment into law."