US Reps. introduce bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to Americans who rescued Holocaust victims

Today, in honor of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Judy Chu (CA-28), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Kim Schrier (WA-08) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced legislation to award a collective Congressional Gold Medal to American individuals who were active in aiding and rescuing Jews and other refugees during the Holocaust, often in the face of opposition to their resettlement.