HR 8637 · 116th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Japanese American Confinement Education Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.(2020-10-20)
Plain Language Summary
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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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Cosponsors (20)
16 Democrats4 Republicans