Chairman of U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Asked to Advance Legislation to Stop Aid to Azerbaijan and Sanction Aliyev Officials

· May 31, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC – Hellenic, Armenian, and Christian American organizations called upon Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee to allow his panel to consider two pending bipartisan bills – H.R.7288, the Armenian Protection Act, and H.R.8141, the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), and In Defense of Christians (IDC).

H.R.7288, introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) is the House counterpart to S.3000, introduced by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) and passed unanimously by the Senate last year. It aims to end the U.S. military aid program to Azerbaijan.

H.R.8141, introduced by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) supports the application of Global Magnitsky Sanctions against Azerbaijani officials guilty of human rights abuses and war crimes.