SCR 18-RAOUL WALLENBERG REMEMBRANCE DAY  9:25:52 AM VICE CHAIR KELLER announced that the final order of business was SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 18, Establishing August 4, 2012, as Raoul Wallenberg Remembrance Day. 9:26:01 AM SENATOR FRED DYSON, Alaska State Legislature, as sponsor, presented SCR 18. He stated that over much of the Western World, August 4, 2012, will be Raoul Wallenberg Remembrance Day. He stated that Raoul Wallenberg is listed in The Guinness World Book of Records as having saved more people than any known person in recorded history. Senator Dyson said the concurrent resolution would set aside just one day for this recognition. He opined that holding up heroes for all to emulate is a worthy effort. 9:27:13 AM REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN said he did not know about this story until reading the information before the meeting. He said Raoul Wallenberg was an amazing person and he stated support for SCR 18, but said it cannot possibly encompass all that the man did. 9:28:14 AM REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG said he is a co-sponsor of HCR 18, and he asked if there is something that could be done to get U.S. Congress to make this a national day. SENATOR DYSON offered his understanding that currently there are other efforts underway to do that very thing, and similar things are being done in other states. As a point of personal interest, he relayed that [the late former] U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos of California was one of the men rescued by Raoul Wallenberg. He said he thinks Representative Gruenberg's suggestion is a good one, and he said he would follow up on it. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG said former U.S. Congressman Lantos may be the only Holocaust survivor to have served in Congress. SENATOR DYSON said he thinks that is true. He said he just received word that there is a resolution in Congress. REPRESENTATIVE GRUENBERG suggested adding language in SCR 18 to urge Congress to proclaim this as a national day. SENATOR DYSON said he would prefer no changes be made to the language of the proposed concurrent resolution, because of timing. 9:30:17 AM REPRESENTATIVE PETERSEN said he appreciates the proposed legislation, and said he is willing to make a motion. 9:30:39 AM REPRESENTATIVE JOHANSEN remarked that there would be no big heroes without great adversity, and this resolution is important for those generations that may not have experienced great adversity. 9:32:11 AM REPRESENTATIVE KELLER said he has read that Americans are not as concerned about Internet privacy, but Europeans who have "a more immediate reminder" are more concerned. 9:32:49 AM REPRESENTATIVE PETERSEN moved to report SCR 18 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, SCR 18 was reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee.