A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should recognize the 1994 genocide in Rwanda as "the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda".

This is a non-binding Senate resolution (S. Res. 151) expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should recognize the 1994 genocide in Rwanda using the term “the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.” It urges the Secretary of State to publicly affirm that terminology and to acknowledge that other forms of mass violence occurred during the same period, affecting Hutus and the Indigenous Twa, perpetrated by Hutu extremist militias. The resolution frames the nomenclature as important for accurate historical memory and to counter denial or revisionism. It relies on background references to international practice and U.S. and NGO documentation to justify the preferred wording. In short, the bill is a symbolic policy statement intended to standardize U.S. language about the Rwanda genocide and to encourage official acknowledgement of other victim groups and experiences during that period. It does not enact law or create new legal obligations, but it signals how the Senate wants the executive branch to refer to the events and how to frame public discussions and education on the topic.