H.Res. 457: Honoring the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches to save the lives of French Jews and other persons during the Holocaust.
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-21)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: May 30, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (May 30, 2023)
This resolution honors the humanitarian work of Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, Consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, France, following the Nazi invasion of France. The resolution states that he acted with great courage and at personal risk to issue visas that spared many thousands of people from the Nazi occupation of France and the Holocaust.
Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22) (May 30, 2023)
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3) (May 30, 2023)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (May 30, 2023)
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2) (May 30, 2023)
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50) (May 30, 2023)
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4) (May 30, 2023)
Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA-9) (May 30, 2023)
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) (Sept. 13, 2023)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) (Oct. 10, 2023)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32) (Oct. 10, 2023)