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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: March 3, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1032)
Mar 3, 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 March 3, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1032)

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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 89: 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-89/
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"S. Res. 89: 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-89/.
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S. Res. 89, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-89/.
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[S. Res. 89: 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-89/)
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