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.
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
USA117th CongressS-988| Senate
| Updated: 3/25/2021
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.
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