On the heels of last month's approval of H. Res. 252 the Armenian Genocide resolution by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Jim Matheson (D-UT) joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, bringing the number of members to 150, the Armenian National Committee of America told PanARMENIAN.Net.

In January of this year, Congresswoman Chu met with her Armenian-American constituents and Assembly Western Region Director Yeghig Keshishian, where she pledged to cosponsor H. Res. 252 and join the Caucus.

Last month, Congresswoman Tsongas, an original cosponsor of H. Res. 252, joined the Armenian Caucus after meeting with ARAMAC-MA State Chair Herman Purutyan and fellow Armenian-American constituents. "I am fortunate to represent a large Armenian community in the Merrimack Valley and as a member of the Armenian Caucus I look forward to continuing to promote the mutual interests of our two countries and celebrate our rich shared history," said Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. "I will also continue to work to see that the mass murders committed by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians are appropriately recognized as genocide through the passage of the long-overdue Armenian genocide resolution in Congress."