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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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
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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 March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 25, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Jan 20, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 19: 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.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-19/
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"H. Con. Res. 19: 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.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-19/.
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H. Con. Res. 19, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-19/.
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[H. Con. Res. 19: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-19/)
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