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HCONRES 57 115th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, DC, for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, DC, for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign visitors about the ideology of communism and its history, and encouraging visitors to meet the challenges of the human rights abuses presented by communist regimes today.

Introduced: October 31, 2017 See on congress.gov
International Affairs District of ColumbiaHuman rightsMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersPolitical movements and philosophies
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May 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 18, 2017
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 Latest action May 18, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that:

  • the atrocities committed by totalitarian regimes under the banner of communism should be recognized and condemned,
  • the contributions of dissidents in the fight against communist oppression should be recognized and celebrated, and
  • federal agencies and institutions should support the establishment of a prospective museum to memorialize the victims of communism.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 2, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 31, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 23, 2017
Nunes, Devin
· Jun 29, 2017
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 28, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jun 20, 2017
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jun 20, 2017
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Jun 20, 2017
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jun 20, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, DC, for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign visitors about the ideology of communism and its history, and encouraging visitors to meet the challenges of the human rights abuses presented by communist regimes today.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-57/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, DC, for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign visitors about the ideology of communism and its history, and encouraging visitors to meet the challenges of the human rights abuses presented by communist regimes today.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-57/.
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H. Con. Res. 57, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-57/.
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[H. Con. Res. 57: Expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, DC, for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign visitors about the ideology of communism and its history, and encouraging visitors to meet the challenges of the human rights abuses presented by communist regimes today.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HCONRES-57/)
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