HRES 457
118th Congress
House
International Affairs
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 30, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution honors the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, Consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, France, following the Nazi invasion of France. The resolution states that he acted with great courage and at personal risk to issue visas that spared many thousands of people from the Nazi occupation of France and the Holocaust.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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