Japanese American Confinement Education Act

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. 25 March 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 25 March 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 March 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 March 2021

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Sponsors

• Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• John Hickenlooper · D · Cosponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act
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