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Honoring the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches to save the lives of French Jews and other persons during the Holocaust.

Introduced: November 18, 2021 Introduced by: Costa, Jim Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Feb 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution honors Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, who as consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, France, saved thousands of lives by issuing transit visas to French Jews and other persons, sparing them from Nazi occupation and the Holocaust.

What's happening now February 22, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Nov 18, 2021
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2021
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Nov 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 807: Honoring the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches to save the lives of French Jews and other persons during the Holocaust.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-807/
MLA
"H. Res. 807: Honoring the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches to save the lives of French Jews and other persons during the Holocaust.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-807/.
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H. Res. 807, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-807/.
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[H. Res. 807: Honoring the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches to save the lives of French Jews and other persons during the Holocaust.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-807/)
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