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.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.

H.Res.807 through Congress

H.Res.807 is considered only in the House.

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Related Senate measure: S.Res.89 A resolution 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.

Related Senate measure: S.Res.186 A resolution 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.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Nov 18, 2021

This resolution honors Dr. Aristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, who as consul of Portugal in Bordeaux, France, saved thousands of lives by issuing transit visas to French Jews and other persons, sparing them from Nazi occupation and the Holocaust.

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Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] · D–CA

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Feb 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber.
Nov 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.Res.807, 117th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/807

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres807/BILLS-117hres807ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.807, 117th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/807

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-11-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres807/BILLS-117hres807ih.htm

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Discuss H.Res.807, 117th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/807

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-11-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres807/BILLS-117hres807ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-06T03:07:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.Res.807, 117th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/807

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-11-18.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hres807/BILLS-117hres807ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-06T03:07:11Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Res.807 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.