103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 156
JOINT RESOLUTION
Concerning the dedication of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum.
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. J. RES. 156
JOINT RESOLUTION
Concerning the dedication of the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum.
Whereas, in 1980, the Congress of the United States estab-
lished the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
(Public Law 96–388, dated October 7, 1980) by unani-
mous vote and mandated it with the creation of a perma-
nent living memorial museum to the victims of the Holo-
caust;
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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 cre-
ated ‘‘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 individ-
uals 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 re-
membering 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, reli-
gion, 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 com-
memorates the opening and recognizes the historic impor-
tance of this unique institution as it takes its place among
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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 per-
ished 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 recogni-
tion 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
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of the Museum’s motto, that for the dead and the living
and those yet to be born, we do bear witness.
Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.