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H.R. 8637 (116th)

Japanese American Confinement Education Act

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Introduced

20 October 2020

Last action

20 October 2020 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Paul Cook, Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

5 December 2025

Education

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Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 20 October 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 October 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 October 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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