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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 276 

Expressing the sense of the House that more should be done to instill 

Holocaust education in school curricula around the country. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 25, 2017 

Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, 

Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. PALLONE, 

Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 

WEBER of Texas, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. LEVIN, and 

Mr. GOTTHEIMER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House that more should be 

done to instill Holocaust education in school curricula 

around the country. 

Whereas more than 70 years after the conclusion of World 

War II, it is even more important now to remember the 

events of the Holocaust and the genocidal pursuits of the 

Nazi regime; 


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Whereas across the globe and here in the United States, troubling numbers of people are ignorant of the events of the 

Holocaust, and there are even those who deny that the 

Holocaust occurred; 

Whereas hate groups continue to spread lies around the country, with the goal of perpetuating racist, xenophobic, and 

anti-Semitic principles; 

Whereas these insensitive beliefs are all too common, and 

only serve to dishonor those that were persecuted, tortured, and killed at the hands of the Nazis; 

Whereas with each passing year we lose some of our greatest 

ambassadors and storytellers as Holocaust survivors age 

and pass away; 

Whereas in the words of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, not 

all victims were Jews, but all Jews were victims; 

Whereas many Members of Congress are proud to represent 

large populations of survivors in each of their districts; 

Whereas too many students are graduating with little exposure to Holocaust education and its universal relevance; 

Whereas education about this tragedy is our best defense 

against unchecked intolerance and bigotry, and against 

history repeating itself; 

Whereas we are proud that 8 States require by law that 

schools teach students about the Holocaust and the lessons that can be learned from that tragic chapter of history, even in 2016; and 

Whereas Congress has consistently acted to preserve the 

memory of the Holocaust, including the establishment of 

a national Holocaust Remembrance Day in 1978: Now, 

therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the House of Representatives— 

3 (A) commends Holocaust education activ4 ists on their longstanding efforts to include 

5 Holocaust education in States’ public school 

6 curricula across the country; and 

7 (B) encourages more States to enact legis8 lation mandating Holocaust education in their 

9 schools and support continued efforts to move 

10 this initiative forward; and 

11 (2) it is the sense of the House of Representa12 tives that more should be done to instill in the Na13 tion’s future the promise that we will never forget 

14 the horrors of the Holocaust and must always work 

15 to prevent such atrocities from occurring in the fu16 ture. 

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