HR1060: HR1060 International Holocaust Remembrance Day; January 27, 2026; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives formally recognizes January 27, 2026 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It notes that the date marks the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration and extermination camp, where over one million people, most of them Jewish, were murdered. The resolution states that the House honors the memory of those who died, the survivors, and the responsibility of future generations to remember and educate others. It also expresses the state's commitment to combating antisemitism, racism, and other forms of discrimination. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and press. It does not create any new law, program, or funding; it is a statement of recognition and commemoration.

• Formally designates January 27, 2026 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in a resolution of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• States the House's commitment to remembering the history and lessons of the Holocaust and honoring its victims, survivors, and liberators.
• Expresses the House's position on combating antisemitism, racism, and discrimination without creating enforceable requirements.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

This resolution primarily concerns the Georgia House of Representatives itself as a symbolic statement. It touches Holocaust survivors and their families, Jewish Georgians, and the general public through the Clerk's distribution of copies to the public and press.

Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it does not change any Georgia statute, create funding, or impose requirements. Its practical effect is a formal, public statement from the House marking the anniversary and affirming a stance against antisemitism and discrimination.

• The preamble ('whereas' clauses) recounts the historical anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation and the scale of the Holocaust's victims.
• The resolved clause formally honors January 27, 2026 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commits members to remembering its history and lessons.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
• The resolution contains no funding, penalties, or changes to the Georgia Code, consistent with its nature as a commemorative resolution.

1. 2026-01-27House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-01-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-27House Hopper (House)

• Esther Panitch (D, HD-051)Primary sponsor
• Sharon Cooper (R, HD-045)
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
• Long Tran (D, HD-080)
• Brent Cox (R, HD-028)
• Teddy Reese (D, HD-140)

• Holocaust remembrance
• antisemitism
• Georgia House resolutions
• civil rights history