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US Congress 116th Congress

Expressing support for the designation of October 28 as "Oxi Day" to commemorate the anniversary of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas' answer of "Oxi!" or "No!" to surrender to the Axis forces, inflicting a fatal wound that helped save democracy for the world. [HR-1205] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Military ]
This resolution supports the designation of Oxi Day in commemoration of Greece's refusal to submit to the Axis Powers during World War II and notes that this resistance likely led to the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany. (Greece's Prime Minister at the time, Ioannis Metaxas, had responded to Italy's demand for surrender with the single word Oxi! or No!)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Introduced In House on 10/27/2020

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A resolution commending the people of Albania on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of their independence from the Turkish Ottoman Empire on November 28, 1912, and commending Albanians in Albania and Kosovo for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust. [SR-601] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ]
Commends the people of Albania and Kosova for protecting the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust. Commends Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, in Israel for recognizing Albanians who took action at great risk to protect Jews during the Holocaust. Commends the officers, board of directors, and members of the Albanian American Civic League and Albanian American Foundation for their work to bring the plight of the Albanian people and the historic connection between (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Schumer Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6948-6949) on 11/27/2012

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Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution [SR-399] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution - Calls upon the President to: (1) ensure that U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the U.S. record relating to the Armenian Genocide; and (2) accurately characterize in the President's annual message commemorating the Armenian Genocide the systematic and deliberate annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide and to recall the proud history of U.S. intervention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1792-1793) on 03/19/2012

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A resolution welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, family members, and descendants. [SR-333] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Military ]
Commends the government of Japan for extending an official apology to all U.S. former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, their families, and descendants. Appreciates the government of Japan's efforts toward historic apologies for the maltreatment of former U.S. prisoners of war. Requests that the government of Japan: (1) continue its Japanese/American POW Friendship Program of reconciliation and remembrance and expand it to educate the public and its school children about (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7782-7783; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S7783; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S7712) on 11/17/2011

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A resolution urging the people of the United States to observe October 2011 as Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month. [SR-301] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ] [Community Development ]
Recognizes the contributions that Italian and Italian-American people have made to the United States and the world. Urges the people of the United States to acknowledge October 2011 as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S6879) on 10/20/2011

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A resolution remembering the 1- year anniversary of the April 10, 2010, plane crash that claimed the lives of the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, his wife, and 94 others, while they were en route to memorialize those Polish officers, officials, and civilians who were massacred by the Soviet Union in 1940. [SR-135] [International ] [Human Rights ]
Remembers the tragedy that took place on April 10, 2010, when an aircraft carrying a delegation of current and former Polish officials, family members, and others crashed en route from Warsaw to Smolensk to memorialize the 1940 Katyn massacres, killing all 96 passengers. Honors the memories of all Poles executed by the Soviet secret police (NKVD) at Katyn, Miednoye, Khakriv, and elsewhere and those who perished in the April 2010 crash. Expresses sympathy for the family members of those who perished in the crash. Recognizes the resilience of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2457-2458) on 04/13/2011

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel. [SCR-34] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Mourns the loss of Vaclav Havel and offers condolences to the Havel family and the people of the Czech Republic. Recognizes Vaclav Havel's: (1) courage and commitment to democratic values in the face of communist repression, (2) historical legacy in defeating communism and building a democratic Europe, and (3) solidarity with democratic dissidents throughout the world and support for the expansion of freedom, including in Belarus, Iran, Cuba, and Burma. Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to the causes of freedom, democracy, and human (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 01/31/2012

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to educational organizations to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust. [S.900] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ]
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs. Prohibits such grants from being used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have used for Holocaust education programs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2740) on 05/05/2011

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US Congress 112th Congress

Holocaust Rail Justice Act [S.634] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Holocaust Rail Justice Act - Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity. Declares that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-551. on 06/20/2012

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A bill to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Giuseppe Garibaldi, and to Recognize the Republic of Italy on the 150th Anniversary of its Unification. [S.369] [Arts and Culture ] [International ]
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in recognition of the contributions of Giuseppe Garibaldi to the nation.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/16/2011

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Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act [S.1591] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act - Directs The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation on behalf of the Congress of a gold medal of appropriate design to the next of kin or personal representative of Raoul Wallenberg in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/21/2011

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Commending the Albanian people on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of their independence from the Turkish Ottoman Empire on November 28, 1912, and commending Albanians in Albania and Kosova for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust. [HR-812] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ]
Commends the people of Albania and Kosova for protecting the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust. Commends Yad Vashem in Israel for recognizing Albanians who took action at great risk to protect Jews during the Holocaust. Commends the officers, board of directors, and members of the Albanian American Civic League and Albanian American Foundation for their work to bring the plight of the Albanian people and the historic connection between Albanians and Jews to international attention. Reaffirms (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jerrold Nadler Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 11/15/2012

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Expressing support for designation of August 23 as Black Ribbon Day to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes. [HR-790] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Supports the designation of Black Ribbon Day to recognize the victims of Soviet Communist and Nazi regimes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 09/19/2012

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should continue to press Russian authorities for a full and complete accounting regarding the fate of Raoul Wallenberg. [HR-610] [International ] [Human Rights ]
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Secretary of State should continue to press Russian authorities for a complete accounting of Raoul Wallenberg's fate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher H. Smith Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, And Human Rights. on 05/07/2012

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Raising a question of the privileges of the House. [HR-504] [Ethics ]
Disapproves of the behavior of the Representative from Florida, Mr. West, for bringing discredit to the House by offending the memory of those who died during the Holocaust.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna F. Edwards Considered As Privileged Matter. (consideration: Cr H9995-9996) on 12/20/2011

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To provide for the placement of a statue or bust of Sir Winston Churchill in the United States Capitol. [HR-497] [Arts and Culture ]
Requires the Architect of the Capitol to place an appropriate statue or bust of Sir Winston Churchill in the U.S. Capitol at a location directed by the House Fine Arts Board.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John A. Boehner Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 12/19/2011

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Urging the people of the United States to observe October of each year as Italian and Italian American Heritage Month. [HR-367] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ]
Urges the people of the United States to acknowledge an Italian and Italian American Heritage Month in recognition of the contributions Italians and Italian Americans have made to this country and the world.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 07/22/2011

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Welcoming and commending the Government of Japan for extending an official apology to all United States former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing in 2010 a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, family members, and descendants. [HR-333] [Veterans ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Military ] [Human Services ]
Commends the government of Japan for extending an official apology to all U.S. former prisoners of war from the Pacific War and establishing a visitation program to Japan for surviving veterans, their families, and descendants. Appreciates the government of Japan's efforts toward historic apologies for the war crimes of Imperial Japan. Requests that the government of Japan: (1) continue its Japanese/American POW Friendship Program of reconciliation and remembrance and expand it to educate the public and its school children about the history of prisoners (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 08/02/2011

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Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution [HR-304] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution - Calls upon the President to: (1) ensure that U.S. foreign policy reflects understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the U.S. record relating to the Armenian Genocide; and (2) accurately characterize in the President's annual message commemorating the Armenian Genocide the systematic and deliberate annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide and to recall the proud history of U.S. intervention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 06/14/2011

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Recognizing and appreciating the historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II and commending the PanCretan Association of America. [HR-179] [Military ] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Veterans ]
Observes the memory of the fallen heroes of the Battle of Crete. Honors the men and women of Crete who, during World War II, fought an oppressive invader to preserve the ideals of freedom, democracy, and the pursuit of happiness. Commends the PanCretan Association of America for preserving and promoting the history of Crete and its people.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe And Eurasia. on 03/29/2011

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