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Expressing deep regret for the refusal of the United States to provide political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard the S.S. ST. LOUIS in May and June of 1939.

Introduced: July 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Aug 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jul 16, 2001
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the deep regret of Congress for the U.S. refusal to provide political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard the S.S. St. Louis in May and June of 1939.
What's happening now August 6, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 16, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 185: Expressing deep regret for the refusal of the United States to provide political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard the S.S. ST. LOUIS in May and June of 1939.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-185/
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"H. Con. Res. 185: Expressing deep regret for the refusal of the United States to provide political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard the S.S. ST. LOUIS in May and June of 1939.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-185/.
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H. Con. Res. 185, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-185/.
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[H. Con. Res. 185: Expressing deep regret for the refusal of the United States to provide political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard the S.S. ST. LOUIS in May and June of 1939.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-185/)
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