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HRES 1063 109th Congress House

Paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their…

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Official title: Paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.

Introduced: September 29, 2006 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Oct 12, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
Sep 29, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 29, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1981)
Sep 29, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 12, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp as genuine American heroes, and pays tribute to them as their names are added to the Wall of Rescuers in the permanent exhibition of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on September 14, 2006.

Commends the organization founded to support the Sharps' work, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, for its efforts to rescue Jews and opponents of the Nazi regime in Europe and for carrying on the Sharps' legacy by working to save the lives of the people of Darfur, Sudan, and to protect human rights worldwide.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 5, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 14, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 14, 2006
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 14, 2006
CANTOR, ERIC
· Sep 29, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2006
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1063: Paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-1063/
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"H. Res. 1063: Paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-1063/.
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H. Res. 1063, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-1063/.
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[H. Res. 1063: Paying tribute to the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-1063/)
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