Concerning the dedication of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
PL 103-15 (H.J.Res.156), enacted 04/12/1993

PUBLIC LAW 103-15—APR. 12, 1993 
107 STAT. 47 
Public Law 103-15 
103d Congress 
Joint Resolution 
ADF 12 1993 
• Concerning the dedication of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 
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[H.J. Res. 156] 
Whereas, in 1980, the Congress of the United States established 
the United States Holocaust Memorial Council (Public Law 96-
388, dated October 7, 1980) by unanimous vote and mandated 
it with the creation of a permanent living memorial musevun 
to the victims of the Holocaust; 
Whereas, through the great generosity and unstinting efforts of 
thousands of individuals from all walks of life, the United Stetes 
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 Stetes had created "a government which to bigotry 
gives no s£inction, to persecution no assistence"; 
Whereas, four administrations and every Congress since 1980, and 
especially Members of Congress and individuals who have served 
on the Coimcil and officials of the United Stetes Departmente 
of Stete, the Interior, and Education, have joined vdth the Amer-
ican pubUc in bringing this institution to life; and 
Whereas, this museum signifies national dedication to remembering 
the Holocaust, and will serve as the Nation's leading educationed 
facility to teach current and future generations of Americans 
about this tragic period of human history and ite implications 
for our lives and the choices we make as individuals ana 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 
Hiindred Third Congress officially commemorates the opening and 
recognizes the historic importance of this unique institution as 
it taSnes its place among the other great memorials and museums 
in our Nation's Capital that honor the democratic precepte this 
Nation is based upon; and be it further 
Resolved, That Congress encourages all citizens of the United 
Stetes, and all who come to Washington, District of Columbia, 
to visit the Museum and avail themselves of the opportunities 
presented within ite walls to learn about the past and to con-
template the moral responsibilities of citizenship; and be it further 
Resolved, That, in remembrance of those who perished in the 
Holocaust; in tribute to the survivors who came to the United 
Stetes to build a new life, and who, with their families, have 
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contributed so much to the fabric of our diverse society; in recogni-
tion of heroic American soldiers who liberated prisoners of Nazi 
camps; in recognition 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 remam 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 of the Museimi's motto, that for the 
dead and the living and those yet to be bom, we do bear witness. 
Approved April 12, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 156 (S.J. Res. 76): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Apr. 1, considered and passed House. 
Apr. 2, S.J. Res. 76 and H.J. Res. 156 considered and passed Senate.