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S. 1009 (100th)

A bill to accept the findings and to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.

Original

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

10 April 1987

Last action

20 April 1988 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsors

Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Rep. Adams, Brock [D-WA-7], Rep. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO-5], Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Rep. Cohen, William S. [R-ME-2], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Evans, Daniel J. [R-WA], Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Karnes, David K. [R-NE], Rep. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI-9], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]

Subjects

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14 January 2025

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Summary

Title I: Recognition of Injustice and Apology on Behalf of the Nation - States that the Congress accepts the findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians and recognizes that a grave injustice was done to both citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. Title II: United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry and Resident Japanese Aliens - Requests the President to offer pardons to those convicted of violating laws during the internment period whose conduct was based on a refusal to accept racially or ethnically discriminatory treatment. Provides that Federal departments and agencies that review applications for restitution of positions, status, or entitlement lost during the internment period shall review such applications giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission. Establishes within the Treasury a Civil Liberties Public Education Fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Requires the Attorney General to pay $20,000 from the Fund in compensation to each surviving internee. Establishes a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for making disbursements from the Fund. Provides that disbursements from the Fund shall be used to: (1) sponsor research and public educational activities dealing with the internment; (2) fund studies of similar civil liberties abuses; (3) prepare and distribute hearings and findings of the Commission; and (4) promote the general welfare of the ethnic Japanese community in the United States. Title III: Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution - Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Fund. Directs the Administrator of the Fund (the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association) to make restitution for certain Aleut losses sustained in World War II. Requires the Administrator to establish a trust of $5,000,000 and to distribute the interest of such trust for: (1) the benefit of the elderly, disabled, or seriously ill; (2) students in need of scholarship assistance; (3) preservation of Aleut cultural heritage and historical records; (4) the improvement of community centers of affected Aleut villages; and (5) other purposes to improve Aleut life. Authorizes the Administrator to rebuild and restore churches and church property damaged or destroyed in Aleut villages during World War II. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments of $12,000 from the fund to eligible Aleuts for any uncompensated personal property losses. Provides that such payments shall not be considered income or receipts for purposes of Federal taxes or determining eligibility for Federal benefits or assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the removal and disposal of live ammunition, obsolete buildings, abandoned machinery, and other hazardous debris remaining in populated areas of the lower Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. States that the authority contained in this Act shall be supplemental to the authority of the Secretary of Defense in administering the Environmental Restoration Defense Account and shall be exercised only in the event that such account is inadequate to eliminate hazardous military debris from populated areas of the Lower Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. Authorizes appropriations. Provides that bidding rights for surplus Federal property might be exercised by the Aleut Corporation in lieu of conveyance of Attu Island to the Aleut people, such island having been designated as wilderness. States that the bidding rights shall be exercised by the Aleut Corporation without any preference over any other bidder. Provides that an amount equal to $500 for each acre traditionally occupied by the Aleut people on Attu Island shall be transferred to the Corporation account established by this Act and made available to the Corporation for such bidding.

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Timeline

  1. 10 April 1987

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 April 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 May 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office.

    Source: Committee

  4. 17 June 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  5. 4 August 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  6. 20 October 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-202.

    Source: Committee

  7. 20 October 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Glenn with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-202.

    Source: Committee

  8. 20 October 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 383.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 15 April 1988

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate.

    Source: Floor

  10. 19 April 1988

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  11. 20 April 1988

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

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