S.Res. 35: A resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-22 · International Affairs · Latest: Star Print ordered on the resolution.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on January 28, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commemorates January 27, 2015, as the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp by Allied Forces during World War II. Honors the legacy of the survivors of the Holocaust and of the Auschwitz extermination camp. Calls on the people of the United States to: (1) remember the 1.1 million innocent victims murdered at the Auschwitz extermination camp as part of the Holocaust; and (2) continue to work toward tolerance, peace, and justice and ending all genocide and persecution.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

A resolution commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Sponsor: Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · 22 cosponsors

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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114sres35.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/sres>

Record fed-us-cong114-sres35 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114