From the Jewish Insider article:
Sens. Bill Hagerty and Tim Kaine are aiming to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to 60 World War II-era diplomats who helped save Jews
Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are set to introduce a bill today, on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, that would grant a Congressional Gold Medal to 60 World War II-era diplomats who helped save Jews fleeing Nazi Germany during the Holocaust, Jewish Insider has learned.
The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest award that Congress can grant, and must be co-sponsored by two-thirds of each chamber before it can be brought for a vote. It was recently bestowed on Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor. The legislation specifically highlights diplomats — primarily from foreign countries, but also a few Americans — for securing passports and setting up safehouses and routes out of Europe, often at great personal risk and in defiance of instructions from their governments.
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https://jewishinsider.com/2023/01/hagerty-kaine-capitol-hill-holocaust-congressional-gold-medal/