Civil Liberties Act of 1987

Summary

Civil Liberties Act of 1987 - Title I: Recognition of Injustice and an Apology on Behalf of the Nation - States that the Congress 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 of those convicted of violating laws during the internment period whose violation was based on a refusal to accept racially 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 on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. 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 to each surviving internee. Establishes a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for making disbursement from the Fund. Provides that disbursement 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 each eligible Aleut for any uncompensated personal property loss. Authorizes 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. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Aleut Corporation all right, title, and interest of the United States in Attu Island, Alaska. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides that all documents, personal testimony, and other material collected by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians shall be deposited in the National Archives of the United States.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 February 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

   Source: Committee

5. 29 April 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 13 May 1987

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

7. 13 May 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 17 June 1987

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

9. 17 June 1987

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 6 August 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 174.

    Source: Calendars

11. 6 August 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-278.

    Source: Committee

12. 6 August 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 100-278.

    Source: Committee

13. 15 September 1987

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour of General Debate.

    Source: Floor

14. 16 September 1987

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.263 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

15. 17 September 1987

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 243 - 141 (Record Vote No: 321).

    Source: Floor

16. 17 September 1987

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 243 - 141 (Record Vote No: 321).

    Source: Floor

17. 17 September 1987

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

18. 17 September 1987

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

19. 17 September 1987

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

20. 18 September 1987

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

21. 22 September 1987

    Introduced

    Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 323. By unanimous consent.

    Source: Calendars

22. 20 April 1988

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

23. 20 April 1988

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1009 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 69-27. Record Vote No: 105.

    Source: Floor

24. 26 April 1988

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

25. 27 April 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rodino, Frank, Berman, Shaw, Swindall.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 27 April 1988

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 27 April 1988

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

28. 28 April 1988

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House requests a conference.

    Source: Floor

29. 11 May 1988

    Floor

    Senate insists on its amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

30. 11 May 1988

    Passed

    Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Glenn; Pryor; Matsunaga; Stevens; Rudman.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 26 July 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 26 July 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 100-785 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

33. 26 July 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-785 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

34. 27 July 1988

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference papers: and official papers held at the desk in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

35. 27 July 1988

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

36. 28 July 1988

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

37. 3 August 1988

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

38. 4 August 1988

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 257 - 156 (Record Vote No: 264).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

39. 4 August 1988

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 257 - 156 (Record Vote No: 264).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

40. 5 August 1988

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

41. 5 August 1988

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

42. 5 August 1988

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

43. 10 August 1988

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 100-383.

    Source: President

44. 10 August 1988

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

45. 10 August 1988

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 11 August 1988

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• Conference report filed in House

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Passed House amended

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in House

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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 442) to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
• related to ← A bill to accept the findings and to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
• amends ← An amendment to strike the bill's provisions providing lump-sum payments of $20,000 to all Japanese-Americans placed in internment camps during World War II, and instead, limits restitution payments of $20,000 to adults who spent at least 3 years in internment; provides $18 per day for each adult who spent less than 3 years in internment; provides $1 per day times the age of any individual who was under 18 and who spent time in internment; and finally, specifically limits payments of any kind to persons who actually spent time in internment.
• amends ← An amendment to strike provisions which authorize payments of $20,000 to U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry who were confined, held in custody, relocated, or otherwise deprived of liberty or property as a result of the World War II internment program. The amendment reduces the total funding authorized under the bill from $1.25 billion to $ 50 million thereby eliminating the reparation payments and retaining funding for educational programs.
• amends ← An amendment to include in the formal apology to former internees, a statement that actions related to the internment were motivated in part by a failure of political leadership, as well as by racial prejudice and wartime hysteria.

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