Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act

A bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

9/11/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese descent. Directs the Commission to:
(1) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate U.S. relocation, internment, and (in some cases) deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent held in U.S. custody from December 1941 through February 1948, including the review of relocation-related U.S. Armed Forces and Department of State directives;
(2) recommend appropriate remedies to Congress based on preliminary findings by the original Commission and new discoveries; and
(3) report to Congress. Sets forth Commission authorities and administrative and personnel provisions. Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of its congressional report. Authorizes appropriations.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
• and 12 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
  • Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Ted Stevens
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.381

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 24, 2007

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• Sep 11, 2008: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-452.
• Added to calendar on Sep 11, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 950..
• Jun 13, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• Added to calendar on Jun 13, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably..
• Jun 13, 2007: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-342. 10:00 a.m.
• Jan 24, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1065-1066)
• Introduced on Jan 24, 2007.
• Jan 24, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Jan 24, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1065-1066)

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Related Bills:

• H.R.662

Related Issue Areas:

• History
• Armed forces
• Concentration camps
• Congressional reporting requirements
• 12 more
• Defense policy
• Deportation
• Executive departments
• Federal advisory bodies
• Governmental investigations
• Immigration
• Japanese Americans
• Latin America
• Latin Americans
• Prisoners of war
• Relocation
• World War II

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Handelns zu machen” (S. 381; ich habe hier zwei entscheidende Begriffe weggelassen: Sennett erkennt an dieser Stelle seiner Ausführungen einen Mangel im politisch-öffentlichen Umgang mit Machtverhältnissen politisch-ökonomischer Art als ..

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