S.Res. 481: A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-01-21 · International Affairs · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 01/21/2020 CR S437)

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-01-21 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Plain summary

This resolution commemorates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp and honors victims of the Holocaust. The resolution also calls on the United States to continue to work to end genocide and recommits to combatting all forms of anti-Semitism.

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Official text

A resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · 55 cosponsors

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James Lankford (R-OK), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tim Scott (R-SC), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patty Murray (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Todd Young (R-IN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116sres481.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/sres>

Record fed-us-cong116-sres481 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116