H.Res. 812 (112th): 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.

Introduced:
Nov 15, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA46]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.Res. 33 on Jan 15, 2013. See H.Res. 33 for current action on this subject.

The resolution’s title was written by the resolution’s sponsor. H.Res. stands for House simple resolution.

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Status

This resolution was introduced on November 15, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Introduced Nov 15, 2012
Referred to Committee Nov 15, 2012
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
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House Foreign Affairs

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Last updated Nov 15, 2012.
6 pages

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11/15/2012--Introduced.
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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