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US HR87

Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/31/2025

Primary Sponsor

Grace Meng

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, where nearly 1,100,000 civilians were murdered between 1940-1945, including at least 960,000 Jews

  • Calls on Americans to remember the 6,000,000 Jews and millions of others systematically murdered by the Nazi regime during the Holocaust

  • Notes rising antisemitism in the United States, including a 63% increase in anti-Semitic incidents from 2022 to 2023 and more than 10,000 incidents since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack

  • Honors the legacy of approximately 220,000 Holocaust survivors still living and emphasizes the importance of sharing their histories

  • Recommits the House of Representatives to combating all forms of antisemitism and calls on Americans to work toward tolerance, peace, and ending genocide and persecution

Legislative Description

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland and International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

1/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs1/31/2025

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