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Honoring the victims of the Holocaust, commending countries and organizations for marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to strengthen the fight against anti-Semitism, bigotry, and intolerance.

H. Res. 49 · 114th Congress · Jan 26, 2015 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—
(1)
memorializes the liberation of Auschwitz;
(2)
honors the victims of Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps and killing centers, and all other victims of Nazi crimes and aggression;
(3)
honors the efforts of the United States Armed Forces, the armed forces of Allied nations, underground resistance fighters, and other persons who helped defeat the Nazi regime during World War II and liberate Auschwitz and other Nazi camps;
(4)
expresses gratitude to those persons and entities hosting and participating in events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, which includes a United States Presidential delegation attending an event in Oswiecim, Poland;
(5)
reaffirms its support for educational efforts to teach current and future generations about the Holocaust, to preserve the memory of those murdered, and to prevent any future genocide; and
(6)
urges all countries to implement educational lessons about the Holocaust to explain how unchecked intolerance and prejudice, including racial, ethnic, or religious biases, has led to, and could in the future lead to, atrocities as happened during the Holocaust, and to improve efforts to identify and combat anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry and intolerance.