The perennial congressional drive for an Armenian genocide resolution has been renewed, with the introduction of the Senate's latest version on Wednesday.

The non-binding Senate resolution introduced by Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada and Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey is akin to a House version previously introduced by Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa. All San Joaquin Valley lawmakers, whose districts include many Armenian-American voters, back the resolution.

The Senate resolution includes various findings and past statements concerning the Armenian genocide; the House version is currently backed by 130 co-sponsors. Still, the political fate is very uncertain. Strongly opposed by Turkey, and traditionally opposed in past administrations by the Pentagon and State Department, the resolution goes further in its language than President Barack Obama was willing to go in April with his annual Armenian statement. Then, Obama avoided using the term "genocide," an omission that reversed course from his campaign statements.