IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 893 
Recognizing the memorials and monuments to the Katyn Massacre are impor-
tant historical reminders of the heinous acts that took the lives of 
approximately 22,000 innocent Polish prisoners of war at the order 
of Joseph Stalin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2018 
Mr. SIRES (for himself and Ms. KAPTUR) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the memorials and monuments to the Katyn 
Massacre are important historical reminders of the hei-
nous acts that took the lives of approximately 22,000 
innocent Polish prisoners of war at the order of Joseph 
Stalin. 
Whereas nearly 10,000,000 Americans today claim Polish an-
cestry, providing unwavering support for close United 
States-Poland relations; 
Whereas Poland is a valued ally in the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, and over 2,000 United States military per-
sonnel are deployed in various operations in Poland; 
Whereas Poles have been an integral part of America’s his-
tory, settling in the United States before American inde-
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pendence, where Polish generals Taddeus Kosciuszko and 
Casimir Pulaski bravely fought for independence and 
freedom for both the United States and Poland; 
Whereas Poland was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany 
and the Soviet Union in World War II, and many Polish- 
Americans were refugees from the devastation of World 
War II and the persecution created by the dual occupa-
tion of Poland by Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia; 
Whereas in 1940 in the Katyn Forest and NKVD head-
quarters in nearby Smolensk, Russia, 22,000 Polish pris-
oners of war were murdered on the orders of Joseph Sta-
lin, including Chief Rabbi of the Polish Army Baruch 
Steinberg, and over 400 other Jewish servicemen of the 
Polish armed forces; 
Whereas until the 1990s, the Soviet Union denied its implica-
tion in the crime and worked to cover up the atrocities 
committed during the Katyn Massacre; 
Whereas in 1951, the House of Representatives established a 
Select Committee to Conduct an Investigation and Study 
of the Facts, Evidence, and Circumstances of the Katyn 
Forest Massacre; 
Whereas the Committee determined unanimously that the So-
viet Union was responsible for the executions, and rec-
ommended a trial before the International World Court 
of Justice; 
Whereas memorials have been erected around the country to 
honor the tens of thousands of victims of the Katyn Mas-
sacre, including in Baltimore, Maryland, Niles, Illinois, 
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and Jersey City, New Jersey; 
and 
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Whereas these memorials stand as an irreplaceable reminder 
for not only Polish-Americans, but all Americans of the 
crimes committed by totalitarian regimes: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, that the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the memorials and monuments to 
the Katyn Massacre are important historical remind-
ers of the heinous acts that took the lives of approxi-
mately 22,000 innocent Polish prisoners of war at 
the order of Joseph Stalin; and 
(2) applauds the sacrifices and contributions of 
Polish-Americans to the prosperity, diversity, and 
strength of the United States. 
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