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A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue its investigation into the residence and activities of Dr. Josef Mengele, who is known as the Angel…

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A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue its investigation into the residence and activities of Dr. Josef Mengele, who is known as the Angel of Death of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Introduced: March 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 19, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Mar 15, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Mar 15, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should investigate the activities of Dr. Josef Mengele; (2) Federal agencies should cooperate in collecting information concerning him; (3) the United States should request that specified nations in which Dr. Mengele is reported to have resided commence internal investigations relating to his residence; (4) the Attorney General should report to the Congress on the progress of the Mengele investigation; and (5) the United States, in conjunction with the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, should establish an international task force to support such investigation.

What's happening now March 19, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 29, 1985
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 26, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 21, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 7, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 82: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue its investigation into the residence and activities of Dr. Josef Mengele, who is known as the Angel of Death of the Auschwitz concentration camp.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-82/
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"H. Con. Res. 82: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue its investigation into the residence and activities of Dr. Josef Mengele, who is known as the Angel of Death of the Auschwitz concentration camp.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-82/.
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H. Con. Res. 82, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-82/.
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[H. Con. Res. 82: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue its investigation into the residence and activities of Dr. Josef Mengele, who is known as the Angel of Death of the Auschwitz concentration camp.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-82/)
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