IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 380 

Encouraging the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to continue 

its critical work, in person and online, in educating the public about 

the dangers of antisemitism and the origins of the Holocaust. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 9, 2023 

Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Ms. CROCKETT, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 

LEE of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COSTA, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 

Georgia, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. CARSON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. 

PORTER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. BACON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 

BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. 

BALINT, Mr. PETERS, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. 

MOSKOWITZ, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. TONKO, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

GREEN of Texas, Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. TRONE, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. KEATING, Mr. NICKEL, 

Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. 

SCHIFF, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, Mr. 

PALLONE, Mr. SOTO, Ms. MANNING, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SHERMAN, and 

Mr. KUSTOFF) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Natural Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Encouraging the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 

to continue its critical work, in person and online, in 

educating the public about the dangers of antisemitism 

and the origins of the Holocaust. 

Whereas, on April 26, 1993, the United States Holocaust 

Memorial Museum (referred to in this preamble as the 


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‘‘Museum’’) opened to the public as a permanent living 

memorial museum to the victims of the Holocaust, following dedication ceremonies days earlier with the President of the United States, the President of the State of 

Israel, the Chairman of the Holocaust Memorial Council 

Harvey Meyerhoff, and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner 

and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel; 

Whereas, for 3 decades, the Museum has been teaching both 

the history of the Holocaust and the lessons learned from 

the Holocaust, including lessons about the fragility of democracy, the power of propaganda, and the dangers of 

hatred, antisemitism, and inaction, to members of the 

public, especially youth, from all walks of life, including 

members of underserved communities; 

Whereas the aim of the Museum’s educational work is to promote self-reflection and critical thinking about the roles 

and responsibilities of individuals in the world today and 

catalyze actions to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and 

promote human dignity; 

Whereas, during its first 30 years, the Museum has welcomed 

over 47,000,000 visitors, including millions of schoolchildren and more than 100 heads of state; 

Whereas the Museum has enabled hundreds of Holocaust survivors to share their experiences with tens of thousands 

of students and the public at the Museum, online, and 

across the country; 

Whereas the Museum has conducted its educational outreach 

in multiple ways, having— 

(1) built the world’s most comprehensive collection 

of Holocaust documentation and a state-of-the-art facility 


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to preserve that collection and make it digitally accessible; 

(2) launched the world’s leading online authority on 

the Holocaust, the 20-language Holocaust Encyclopedia, 

which served 25,000,000 visitors in 2022; 

(3) built a robust social media presence that has 

raised awareness of the Holocaust and related antisemitism and that in 2022 had 2,300,000 followers, 

306,000,000 views, and over 56,000,000 engagements; 

(4) created Experiencing History, the primary resource on the Holocaust for college and university instructors and their students across multiple disciplines on 

campuses nationwide; 

(5) created foundational guidelines for teaching 

about the Holocaust and served thousands of teachers 

nationwide with professional development trainings and 

classroom resources that emphasize the pivotal role of 

antisemitism in creating the environment that led to the 

Holocaust; 

(6) traveled exhibitions throughout the country on 

topics such as the ‘‘1936 Berlin Olympics’’, ‘‘Nazi racial 

science’’, ‘‘Nazi propaganda’’, and ‘‘Americans and the 

Holocaust’’; 

(7) sponsored programs for thousands of law enforcement agents, military personnel, and members of the 

judiciary to examine the roles of their counterparts during the Holocaust and reflect on their own roles today in 

preserving democracy; 

(8) supported development of the vital field of Holocaust studies, including the research and teachings of 

hundreds of scholars in the United States and abroad, 

and foundational publications like the ‘‘The Encyclopedia 

of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945’’; and 


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(9) opened the International Tracing Service Archives, which enables the Museum to provide thousands 

of survivors and their families with historic documentation pertaining to their individual wartime experiences; 

Whereas the Museum has become a well-respected international resource, having— 

(1) worked with European Union officials and European governments in Eastern and Western Europe to advance policies and institutions devoted to preserving the 

memory and relevance of the Holocaust in perpetuity; 

(2) raised awareness of the Holocaust in parts of the 

Middle East and held the first Holocaust remembrance 

ceremonies in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt; and 

(3) helped establish the field of genocide prevention, 

becoming a resource for policymakers and raising public 

awareness of populations currently threatened by genocide and mass atrocities, such as the Uyghurs, Rohingya, 

and Yezidis; 

Whereas, more than 75 years after the Holocaust, antisemitism continues to be expressed publicly around the 

world through the proliferation of hate speech, 

disinformation, and conspiracy theories that lead to hate 

crimes and violence, both in the United States and 

abroad; 

Whereas, in 2022, the United Nations General Assembly 

adopted, by consensus, a resolution that condemns Holocaust denial and encourages the development of programs 

meant to educate future generations on the horrors of the 

Holocaust and antisemitism; 

Whereas, on June 14, 2021, the Senate unanimously adopted 

a resolution unequivocally condemning the recent rise in 

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dividuals in the United States and standing in solidarity 

with those affected by antisemitism; and 

Whereas the Museum aims to be a global leader in bringing 

awareness of the Holocaust to audiences worldwide, promoting the relevance of the Holocaust for new generations, building the field of Holocaust education in the 

United States, and protecting the truth of the Holocaust: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House— 

2 (1) encourages the United States Holocaust 

3 Memorial Museum to continue its critical work, in 

4 person and online, in educating the public about the 

5 dangers of antisemitism and the origins of the Holo6 caust; 

7 (2) congratulates all those who were responsible 

8 for the creation of the United States Holocaust Me9 morial Museum and all those who have turned that 

10 vision into a living and growing memorial and edu11 cational resource accessible to the people of the 

12 United States and the world; 

13 (3) condemns antisemitism as a particularly 

14 pernicious form of hate and racial and religious big15 otry and calls on the United States Holocaust Me16 morial Museum to continue its critical work, in per17 son and online, educating the public about the dan18 gers of antisemitism and the origins of the Holo19 caust; 


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1 (4) encourages leaders and all individuals in the 

2 United States and around the world to utilize the re3 sources available from the United States Holocaust 

4 Memorial Museum and speak out against manifesta5 tions of antisemitism, bigotry, and hatred against 

6 Jewish individuals and communities, including grow7 ing online antisemitic harassment, abuse, Holocaust 

8 denial, and conspiracy theories; 

9 (5) supports and encourages educational and 

10 community-based programs that counter anti11 semitism and hate, as well as those that advance 

12 educational programs about the Holocaust and pro13 vide support for Holocaust survivors; 

14 (6) commits to continue to raise awareness and 

15 act to eradicate the continuing scourge of anti16 semitism in the United States and abroad; 

17 (7) supports the designation of a ‘‘United 

18 States Holocaust Memorial Museum Day’’; and 

19 (8) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

20 the House of Representatives transmit an enrolled 

21 copy of this resolution to the chair of the United 

22 States Holocaust Museum Memorial Council and a 

23 copy to the director of the United States Holocaust 

24 Memorial Museum. 

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