Paying tribute to Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp for their recognition by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority as Righteous Among the Nations for their heroic efforts to save Jews during the Holocaust.

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Recognizes the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp as genuine American heroes, and pays tribute to them for having their names added to the Wall of Rescuers in the permanent exhibition of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on September 14, 2006. Commends the organization founded to support the Sharps' work, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, for its efforts to rescue Jews and opponents of the Nazi regime in Europe and for carrying on the Sharps' legacy by working to save the lives of the people of Darfur, Sudan, and to protect human rights worldwide.

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 22 January 2007

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 22 January 2007

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 22 January 2007

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2007

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  Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2007

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• Introduced in House

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