HRES 457 · 118th Congress · International Affairs

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.

Introduced 2023-05-30· Sponsored by Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2023-05-30)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This resolution honors the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, Consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, France, following the Nazi invasion of France. The resolution states that he acted with great courage and at personal risk to issue visas that spared many thousands of people from the Nazi occupation of France and the Holocaust.…

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Cosponsors (10)

8 Democrats2 Republicans