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H.Res. 854 (110th)

Expressing gratitude to all of the member states of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service on ratifying the May 2006 Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords granting access to vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives located in Bad Arolsen, Germany.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 December 2007

Last action

11 March 2008 · Floor

Status

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sponsors

Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rescom. Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]

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7 April 2025

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Summary

Commends all countries that worked to ratify the amendments to the Bonn Accords to allow for open access to the Holocaust Archives located in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Congratulates the efforts of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Department of State, and the International Committee of the Red Cross to open the archives. Encourages the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the International Committee of the Red Cross to act with urgency to ensure that survivors, their families, and researchers have access to, and assistance in using, the archives. Remembers the murder of six million innocent Jews and of more than five million other innocent victims committed by the Nazis and their collaborators.

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Timeline

  1. 10 December 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 December 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2528)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 December 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 December 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 27 February 2008

    Passed

    Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.

    Source: Committee

  6. 27 February 2008

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 11 March 2008

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  8. 11 March 2008

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1459)

    Source: Floor

  9. 11 March 2008

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1459)

    Source: Floor

  10. 11 March 2008

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 854.

    Source: Floor

  11. 11 March 2008

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1459-1462)

    Source: Floor

  12. 11 March 2008

    Floor

    Mr. Crowley moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

    Source: Floor

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