Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, National Parks Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
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Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, which supports the preservation of U.S. confinement sites that were used to detain Japanese Americans during World War II (i.e., internment camps). It also establishes a program within JACS to provide grants to Japanese American nonprofits to educate individuals about the historical significance of these events.
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
Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act
USA117th CongressHR-1931| House
| Updated: 11/14/2022
Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, which supports the preservation of U.S. confinement sites that were used to detain Japanese Americans during World War II (i.e., internment camps). It also establishes a program within JACS to provide grants to Japanese American nonprofits to educate individuals about the historical significance of these events.
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