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.
Summary
This resolution honors Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, who as consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, France, saved thousands of lives by issuing transit visas to French Jews and other persons, sparing them from Nazi occupation and the Holocaust.
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Introduction
Nov 2021
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Introduced Nov 18, 2021
Last action Feb 22, 2022
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Feb 22, 2022
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
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Nov 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Nov 18, 2021
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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