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S. 1691 (108th)

Wartime Treatment Study Act

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Introduced

1 October 2003

Last action

28 January 2004 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309)

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]

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, the subjects of whose review of U.S. Government wartime treatment (from September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948) of European Americans and European Latin Americans shall include: (1) civil liberties violations resulting from enforcement of the Alien Enemies Acts, Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and directives pursuant to such provisions concerning registration, arrest, exclusion, internment, exchange, or deportation; (2) action concerning European Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act and Executive Order 9066 in the nature of registration requirements, restrictions, internment, and detention; (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 decision, its perceived benefit, and its impacts; and (2) Federal refugee policy concerning those fleeing persecution or genocide.

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Timeline

  1. 1 October 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12279-12281)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 1 October 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12278-12279)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 1 October 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 October 2003

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 16 October 2003

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  6. 16 October 2003

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment and an amendment to the title. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  7. 28 January 2004

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309)

    Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

Documents

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  • Reported to Senate (text)

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  • Reported to Senate without amendment

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 October 2003

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