Recognizing November 30, 2025, as "Yom Haplitim" or "Jewish Refugee Day".
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Latest Action · November 20, 2025
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.
H.Res. 904 is a symbolic resolution recognizing November 30, 2025, as "Yom Haplitim" or "Jewish Refugee Day" in the United States. The resolution commemorates approximately 900,000 Jewish people who were forced to flee Arab and Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf region following World War II and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, ending centuries of continuous Jewish presence in those regions. The resolution acknowledges that many of these refugees became Israeli citizens while others migrated to the United States, where they contributed to American culture and society. The House calls for educational efforts in the United States, Middle East, and North Africa to teach this history of displacement and expresses support for condemning antisemitism and safeguarding Jewish communities against threats. As a House resolution, this legislation is ceremonial in nature and does not require funding or create binding policy, but rather expresses the chamber's official recognition and support for the day.
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