Expressing the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and celebrate the continued education efforts for tolerance and justice, reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the fight against intolerance and prejudice in any form, and honoring the legacy of transparent procedure, government accountability, the rule of law, the pursuit of justice, and the struggle for universal freedom and human rights.

1/5/2007--Introduced.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the people of the United States should grieve for the loss of life that defined the Third Reich and celebrate the continued education efforts for tolerance and justice. States that:
(1) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the fight against intolerance and prejudice;
(2) Congress urges all members of the international community to honor those individuals of all races, creeds, and colors who were killed by the Nazis; and
(3) the United States honors the primacy of transparent procedure, government accountability, the rule of law, the pursuit of justice, and the struggle for universal freedom and human rights.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
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• House Foreign Affairs
• 2 more
  • House Foreign Affairs
  • House Foreign Affairs
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Introduced		Voted on by House
January 05, 2007

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• Feb 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.
• Feb 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.
• Introduced on Jan 05, 2007.
• Jan 05, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Foreign policy
• Civil liberties
• Commemorations
• Congressional tributes
• 19 more
• Criminal justice
• Equality before the law
• Europe
• Germany
• Government ethics
• History
• Human rights
• International affairs
• Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
• Minorities
• Nazism
• Pluralism (Social sciences)
• Politics and government
• Prejudice
• Racism
• Rule of law
• Victims of crimes
• War crimes
• World War II

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