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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 See on congress.gov

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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

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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 April 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)

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Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Apr 28, 2021

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 186: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-186/

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"S. Res. 186: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-186/.

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S. Res. 186, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-186/.

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[S. Res. 186: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-186/)