Recognizing November 30, 2025, as "Yom Haplitim" or "Jewish Refugee Day".

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Introduced 2025-11-20Topic: civil rights · education

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This House resolution recognizes November 30, 2025, as "Yom Haplitim," or "Jewish Refugee Day," marking the exile of about 900,000 Jewish people from Arab countries in the early years of the State of Israel. It states that the House recognizes the hardships of the Jewish people and condemns antisemitism in all its forms. It calls for educational efforts in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa to teach the history of this displacement. It also expresses support for efforts to protect the well-being of the Jewish people. The resolution does not create new laws or spending.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-11-20	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-11-20	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-11-20	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-11-20		Submitted in House	refer
2025-11-20		Submitted in House	introduce

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