SRES 186
117th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
France
Germany
Portugal
Visas and passports
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
A resolution 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: April 28, 2021
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Apr 28, 2021
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2303; text: CR S2298-2299)
Apr 28, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2303; text: CR S2298-2299)
Apr 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2303; text: CR S2298-2299)
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