US HR812 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-11-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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 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.

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Title

Commending the Albanian people 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 Kosova for protecting and saving the lives of all Jews who either lived in Albania or sought asylum there during the Holocaust.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-11-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Same As/Similar To

SR601 (Related) 2012-11-27 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6948-6949)

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