[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 76 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 76

   Concerning the dedication of the United States Holocaust Memorial 
                                Museum.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 31 (legislative day, March 3), 1993

    Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Pell, Mr. Metzenbaum, and Mr. 
 Murkowski) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
   Concerning the dedication of the United States Holocaust Memorial 
                                Museum.

Whereas, in 1980, the Congress of the United States established the United 
        States Holocaust Memorial Council (Public Law 96-388, dated October 7, 
        1980) by unanimous vote and mandated it with the creation of a permanent 
        living memorial museum to the victims of the Holocaust;
Whereas, through the great generosity and unstinting efforts of thousands of 
        individuals from all walks of life, the United States Holocaust Memorial 
        Museum has now been built on Federal land with private contributions and 
        will be officially dedicated on April 22, 1993;
Whereas this institution will underscore the ideals of human rights and 
        individual liberty this Nation was founded upon, as expressed by 
        President George Washington in 1790, when he declared that the United 
        States had created ``a government which to bigotry gives no sanction, to 
        persecution no assistance'';
Whereas four administrations and every Congress since 1980, and especially 
        Members of Congress and individuals who have served on the Council and 
        officials of the United States Departments of State, the Interior, and 
        Education, have joined with the American public in bringing this 
        institution to life; and
Whereas this museum signifies national dedication to remembering the Holocaust 
        and will serve as the Nation's leading educational facility to teach 
        current and future generations of Americans about this tragic period of 
        human history and its implications for our lives and the choices we make 
        as individuals and societies against crimes based on hate and prejudice 
        regarding race, religion, and sexual preference: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the One Hundred Third 
Congress officially commemorates the opening and recognizes the 
historic importance of this unique institution as it takes its place 
among the other great memorials and museums in our Nation's Capital 
that honor the democratic precepts this Nation is based upon; and be it 
further
    Resolved, That Congress encourages all citizens of the United 
States, and all who come to Washington, District of Columbia, to visit 
the Museum and avail themselves of the opportunities presented within 
its walls to learn about the past and to contemplate the moral 
responsibilities of citizenship; and be it further
    Resolved, That, in remembrance of those who perished in the 
Holocaust; in tribute to the survivors who came to the United States to 
build a new life, and who, with their families, have contributed so 
much to the fabric of our diverse society; in recognition of heroic 
American soldiers who liberated prisoners of Nazi camps; in recognition 
of the anonymous bravery of rescuers from many lands who had the 
courage to care and placed their own lives in peril to help others in 
need; and in hope that Americans will learn from this museum the need 
to remain vigilant against bigotry and oppression; we welcome the 
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to the center of our American 
heritage and state now, in recognition of the Museum's motto, that for 
the dead and the living and those yet to be born, we do bear witness.

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