HCONRES 19
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorations
Concentration camps
Crime and Law Enforcement
Europe
Genocide
Government Operations and Politics
History
Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Military history
Nazism
Poland
Victims of crimes
War crimes
World War II
Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should observe the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp during World War II, and honor all the victims of the Holocaust, and for other purposes.
Introduced: January 20, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
Jan 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jan 20, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the people of the United States should observe the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi death camp during World War II, and honor all of the victims of the Holocaust; (2) the American people should express their gratitude to the Allied soldiers whose service and sacrifice helped to defeat Adolf Hitler and destroy the genocidal Nazi regime; and (3) U.S. teachers should educate their students about what happened at Auschwitz and stress the importance of the collective responsibility of humanity to ensure that what happened at Auschwitz and other Nazi death camps is never allowed to happen again.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1