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SRES 111 111th Congress Senate

A resolution recognizing June 6, 2009, as the 70th anniversary of the tragic date when the M.S. St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, returned to Europe after its passengers…

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Official title: A resolution recognizing June 6, 2009, as the 70th anniversary of the tragic date when the M.S. St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, returned to Europe after its passengers were refused admittance to the United States.

Introduced: May 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (Senate)
May 19, 2009
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5646)
May 19, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5646)
May 19, 2009
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5646)
May 19, 2009
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5646)
Apr 23, 2009
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4698)
Apr 23, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4698)
Apr 23, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 19, 2009

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5646)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes that June 6, 2009, marks the 70th anniversary of the date when the MS St. Louis returned to Europe after its passengers were refused admittance to the United States and other Western Hemisphere countries.

Honors the memory of the 937 refugees aboard the M.S. St. Louis, most of whom were Jews fleeing Nazi oppression, and 254 of whom subsequently died during the Holocaust.

Recognizes such anniversary as an opportunity to raise awareness about an important historical event whose lessons are relevant to current and future generations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 111: A resolution recognizing June 6, 2009, as the 70th anniversary of the tragic date when the M.S. St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, returned to Europe after its passengers were refused admittance to the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-111/
MLA
"S. Res. 111: A resolution recognizing June 6, 2009, as the 70th anniversary of the tragic date when the M.S. St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, returned to Europe after its passengers were refused admittance to the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-111/.
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S. Res. 111, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-111/.
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[S. Res. 111: A resolution recognizing June 6, 2009, as the 70th anniversary of the tragic date when the M.S. St. Louis, a ship carrying Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, returned to Europe after its passengers were refused admittance to the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-111/)
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