HRES 52
110th Congress
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Paying tribute to 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: January 11, 2007
Introduced by:
McGovern, James P.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Jan 22, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 22, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 44). (text: CR H801-802)
Jan 22, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 44).(text: CR H801-802)
Jan 22, 2007
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H815-816)
Jan 22, 2007
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Jan 22, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 52.
Jan 22, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H801-805)
Jan 22, 2007
Mr. Lantos moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Jan 11, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 11, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp as genuine American heroes, and pays tribute to them for having their names 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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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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