US Congress Senate Resolution 601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 27 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-27 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6948-6949)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Commends the people of Albania and Kosova for protecting the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust. Commends Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, in Israel for recognizing Albanians who took action at great risk to protect Jews during the Holocaust. Commends the officers, board of directors, and members of the Albanian American Civic League and Albanian American Foundation for their work to bring the plight of the Albanian people and the historic connection between Albanians and Jews to international attention. Reaffirms, on the 100th anniversary of Albania's 1912 declaration of independence, support for close ties between the United States and Albania and between the United States and Kosova, which declared its independence in 2008.

A resolution commending the people of Albania on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of their independence from the Turkish Ottoman Empire on November 28, 1912, and commending Albanians in Albania and Kosovo for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust.

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-11-27	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6948-6949)

HR812 (Related) 2012-11-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-resolution/601/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/sres601/BILLS-112sres601is.pdf