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Expressing gratitude to all of the member states of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service on ratifying the May 2006 Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords granting access to vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives located in Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Introduced: December 10, 2007 See on congress.gov

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Mar 11, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Mar 11, 2008

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1459)

Mar 11, 2008

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1459)

Mar 11, 2008

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 854.

Mar 11, 2008

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1459-1462)

Mar 11, 2008

Mr. Crowley moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

Feb 27, 2008

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.

Feb 27, 2008

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Dec 10, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Dec 10, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2528)

Dec 10, 2007

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the appreciation of the House of Representatives to all countries that worked to ratify the amendments to the Bonn Accords to allow for open access to the Holocaust Archives located in Bad Arolsen, Germany.

Congratulates the efforts of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Department of State, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to open the archives.

Encourages the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the International Committee of the Red Cross to act with urgency to ensure that survivors, their families, and researchers have access to, and assistance in using, the archives.

Remembers the murder of six million innocent Jews and of more than five million other innocent victims committed by the Nazis and their collaborators.

States that the House of Representatives must remain vigilant in combating global anti-Semitism, intolerance, and bigotry.

What's happening now March 11, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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