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Japanese American Confinement Education Act

USA116th CongressS-5025| Senate 
| Updated: 12/16/2020
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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
Oct 20, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8637
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • October 20, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8637
    Introduced in House


  • December 16, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 16, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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AsiaConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDetention of personsDue process and equal protectionHistorical and cultural resourcesHistoric sites and heritage areasJapanMilitary historyMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingUser charges and feesU.S. history

Japanese American Confinement Education Act

USA116th CongressS-5025| Senate 
| Updated: 12/16/2020
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.
View Full Text

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Timeline
Oct 20, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-8637
Introduced in House
Dec 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • October 20, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-8637
    Introduced in House


  • December 16, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 16, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8637: Japanese American Confinement Education Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDetention of personsDue process and equal protectionHistorical and cultural resourcesHistoric sites and heritage areasJapanMilitary historyMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersRacial and ethnic relationsResearch administration and fundingUser charges and feesU.S. history