HRES 1063
109th Congress
House
Commemorations
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Arts, Culture, Religion
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Clergy
Congressional tributes
District of Columbia
Government Operations and Politics
History
Human rights
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Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
Museums
Nazism
Refugees
Religion
Sudan
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
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Passed Senate
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Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
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