[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 185 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 185

Expressing deep regret for the refusal of the United States to provide 
 political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard the S.S. ST. LOUIS in 
                         May and June of 1939.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2001

Mr. Akin (for himself, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gonzalez, 
  Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Ros-
  Lehtinen, and Ms. Roybal-Allard) submitted the following concurrent 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing deep regret for the refusal of the United States to provide 
 political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard the S.S. ST. LOUIS in 
                         May and June of 1939.

Whereas on May 13, 1939, the ocean liner S.S. ST. LOUIS departed from Hamburg, 
        Germany, with 937 passengers, including more than 900 Jewish refugees 
        fleeing from Nazi persecution;
Whereas after the Cuban Government refused to provide political asylum to the 
        refugees on May 27, 1939, the S.S. ST. LOUIS proceeded to the coast of 
        South Florida in hopes that the United States would accept the refugees;
Whereas the United States refused to allow the S.S. ST. LOUIS to dock and 
        thereby provide a haven for the Jewish refugees;
Whereas the United States ordered a United States Coast Guard cutter to patrol 
        near the S.S. ST. LOUIS to prevent any passenger from jumping to 
        freedom;
Whereas the S.S. ST. LOUIS was forced to return to Antwerp, Belgium, with the 
        refugees; and
Whereas many of the passengers of the S.S. ST. LOUIS died in Nazi death camps: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress expresses its deep regret for the refusal of the 
United States to provide political asylum to the Jewish refugees aboard 
the S.S. ST. LOUIS in May and June of 1939.
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