Wartime Treatment Study Act

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Introduced

10 March 2009

Last action

22 December 2010 · Committee

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.

Summary

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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Timeline

10 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Judiciary
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Source: Committee
31 July 2009
Vote
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 9 - 1 .
Source: Committee
31 July 2009
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
21 October 2009
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 7.
Source: Committee
21 October 2009
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
13 December 2010
Introduced
House Committee on Appropriations Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 17, 2010.
Source: IntroReferral
13 December 2010
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-679, Part I.
Source: Committee
13 December 2010
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-679, Part I.
Source: Committee
17 December 2010
Introduced
House Committee on Appropriations Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 21, 2010.
Source: IntroReferral
21 December 2010
Introduced
House Committee on Appropriations Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 22, 2010.
Source: IntroReferral
22 December 2010
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415.
Source: Calendars
22 December 2010
Discharge
Committee on Appropriations discharged.
Source: Discharge
22 December 2010
Committee
Committee on Appropriations discharged.
Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

Reported in House · 22 December 2010 · Official file
Introduced in House · 10 March 2009 · Official file

Documents

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Reported in House (text)

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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 22 December 2010
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Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 22 December 2010
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Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 13 December 2010
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2009
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Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2009
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 March 2009
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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1425
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1425
us · 111-hr-1425 · source updated 5 December 2025