Japanese American Confinement Education Act

United States116th CongressHR-8637House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 20, 2020

Summary

Japanese American Confinement Education Act This bill establishes a museum program on the historical importance of Japanese American confinement during World War II and permanently reauthorizes the Japanese American Confinement Sites preservation program. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program of grants to a Japanese American museum to educate individuals in the United States on the historical importance of such confinement and the commitment of the United States to equal justice.

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Timeline

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S-5025: Japanese American Confinement Education Act

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

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