Paying tribute to the 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.
Latest action · Oct 12, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 29, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Recognizes the Reverend Waitstill Sharp and Martha Sharp as genuine American heroes, and pays tribute to them as their names are 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.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 29, 2006 to Dec 5, 2006, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-VA | Eric Cantor | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Sep 29, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
- Sep 29, 2006Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2006Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
- Sep 29, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1981)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 562 | A resolution paying tribute to the 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 Holoc | Identical bill | Sep 8, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Clergy
- Commemorations
- Congressional tributes
- District of Columbia
- Government Operations and Politics
- History
- Human rights
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Jewish holocaust (1939-1945)
- Museums
- Nazism
- Refugees
- Religion
- Sudan
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2006Introduced in House
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