This is a classic case of follow the money.
How much should we bet a bunch of Democrats have donors who pushed this on them and the Democrats simply figured nobody was watching anyway, and hey, they can get more donations out of it. Miss Nancy went along too.
I’m drawing a blank on the congressman’s name (my district, he’s a dim and not worthy of remembering) who cosponsored this bill, but he has a very large presence of Armenians in his district. IMO both he and they could give a fig what the ramifications for this nation would be, as long as their individual interests are catered to. They have been a forceful bunch when it comes to this issue. It’s always up front and center in our community.