United States · Bill · S
S. 1354 (109th)
Wartime Treatment Study Act
Introduced
30 June 2005
Last action
17 November 2005 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
Sponsors
Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT]
Subjects
Asylum, Defence, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Asylum · Defence · Immigration
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) civil liberties violations resulting from enforcement of the Alien Enemies Acts, Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and related directives pertaining to the registration, arrest, exclusion, internment, exchange, or deportation of European Americans and European Latin Americans; (2) U.S. government actions against European Americans under the Alien Enemies Acts and Executive Order 9066, including 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 future protection of civil liberties during wartime. 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 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
30 June 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR 7/1/2005 S7838-7840)
Source: IntroReferral
30 June 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/1/2005 S7837-7838)
Source: IntroReferral
30 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
17 November 2005
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
Source: Calendars
17 November 2005
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
17 November 2005
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 17 November 2005 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 30 June 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Wartime Treatment Study Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1354
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1354
- us · 109-s-1354 · source updated 10 August 2026