Through their political mobilization, Ukrainian Americans in 2017 had quite a number of achievements, including Holodomor resolutions in three states on the 85th anniversary of the Famine-Genocide of Ukraine (most notably Oregon), as well as the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, which provides funds for Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Ukraine to be medically treated in the U.S. Numerous organizations held conventions and conferences, and there were informative meetings with elected officials.