H.R.1425 - Wartime Treatment Study Act

To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Wartime Treatment Study Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Wartime Treatment Study Act as introduced.
  • Official: To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II. as introduced.

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3/10/2009--Introduced.Wartime Treatment Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans to review U.S. government wartime treatment (from September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948) of European Americans and European Latin Americans. Requires the Commiss

Official Summary

3/10/2009--Introduced.Wartime Treatment Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans to review U.S. government wartime treatment (from September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948) of European Americans and European Latin Americans. Requires the Commission to review:
(1) government actions with respect to European Americans and European Latin Americans pursuant to United States laws and directives, including the Alien Enemies Acts, Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, 2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and related directives pursuant to these and other pertinent laws, proclamations, or executive orders;
(2) registration requirements, travel and property restrictions, internment, and forced abandonment of property;
(3) participation by European Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces; and
(4) appropriate remedies, including public education programs and the creation of a comprehensive online database by the National Archives and Records Administration of documents related to the government's wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin Americans during World War II. Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees to review the U.S. government's refusal to allow entry into the United States of Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or genocide in Europe. Directs the Commission to include reviews of:
(1) the rationale for such refusal, its perceived benefit, and its impact on refugees; and
(2) federal refugee policy concerning those fleeing persecution or genocide.

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09/15/10
Bill Action: Law Enacted: HR 1425: To designate the facility of ...

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09/12/10
AELLA's statement to American citizens

HR 1425: Wartime Treatment Study Act. Reported by Committee. Oct 21, 2009. HR 42: Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act. Reported by Committee. Oct 21, 2009 ...

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07/07/10
Abercrombie Promised He Would Not Reward Failed Banks with Massive ...

(7) Neal was among the “flip floppers” who voted against HR 3997 and five days later voted for HR 1425, a virtually identical bill. After going down in a stunning defeat a week ago, the $700 billion bailout made a successful comeback to ...

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