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Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula around the country.

Introduced: April 25, 2017 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commends Holocaust education activists on their efforts to include Holocaust education in states' public school curricula.

Urges more states to enact legislation mandating Holocaust education in their schools.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that more should be done to instill in the nation's future the promise that we will never forget the horrors of the Holocaust and must always work to prevent such atrocities from occurring in the future.

What's happening now April 25, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 2, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 2, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2018
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Gomez, Jimmy
California · Dec 6, 2017
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 29, 2017
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Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Nov 15, 2017
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Nov 15, 2017
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Oct 23, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Oct 3, 2017
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 3, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 8, 2017
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 7, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 2017
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 11, 2017
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 20, 2017
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 20, 2017
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 15, 2017
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Chu, Judy
California · Jun 7, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 7, 2017
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jun 7, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 22, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 16, 2017
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 16, 2017
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 25, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 25, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 25, 2017
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2017
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2017
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Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 25, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2017
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 25, 2017
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 25, 2017
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 25, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2017
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 25, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 25, 2017
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 25, 2017
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Apr 25, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 25, 2017