Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge and accept responsibility for its sexual enslavement of young women, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II, and for other purposes.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

4 April 2006

Last action

13 September 2006 · Committee

Status

Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsors

Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

7 April 2025

Official source Download file View documents Share

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Japan should: (1) issue an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women (known as "comfort women") during the colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II; (2) educate future generations about this crime against humanity; (3) publicly refute claims that the subjugation and enslavement of such women never occurred; and (4) follow the recommendations of the United Nations and Amnesty International with respect to the "comfort women."

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

4 April 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
4 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 2006
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E683)
Source: IntroReferral
13 September 2006
Passed
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
13 September 2006
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Introduced in House · 4 April 2006 · Download file

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View file Download file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Vertaal naar

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 April 2006
View Download Open at official source
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 April 2006
View Download Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 April 2006
Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Related records

related to → Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Japan should formally issue a clear and unambiguous apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia and World War II, known to the world as "comfort women", and for other purposes.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.

Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-resolution/759
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hres/759
us · 109-hres-759 · source updated 7 April 2025