Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such companies as slave labor during World War II.

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Introduced

30 September 2003

Last action

30 September 2003 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Sponsors

Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

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Summary

Calls on the Government of Japan to formally acknowledge and apologize for its World War II war crimes and for Japanese companies that used prisoners of war as slave labor during World War II to compensate those former prisoners (or their survivors) for their labor and for any brutality the companies inflicted.

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30 September 2003
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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30 September 2003
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-resolution/382
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