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HCONRES 19 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War II.

Introduced: June 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 105th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 11, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 11, 1997
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 Latest action February 11, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his crimes of active euthanasia and crimes against humanity committed during World War II.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 22, 1998
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 21, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 22, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 13, 1997
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 26, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 21, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 12, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 12, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 12, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 19: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War II.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-19/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 19: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War II.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-19/.
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H. Con. Res. 19, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-19/.
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[H. Con. Res. 19: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-19/)
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