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Latest Action: 02/13/2007 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1489-1490) Bill TextRecognizing the significance of the 65th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and families during World War II. 2/13/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the historical significance of February 19, 1942, the date Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Roosevelt, restricting the freedom of Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Italian Americans, and legal resident aliens through required identification cards, travel restrictions, seizure of personal property, and internment. Supports [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp be issued honoring the life of Oskar Schindler. 3/19/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp be issued honoring Oskar Schindler.
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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. Bill TextRecognizing the historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center, the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans who were unjustly interned during World War II. 2/12/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the historical significance of the Pinedale Assembly Center (the reporting site for 4,823 Japanese Americans unjustly interned during World War II) and the importance of an appropriate memorial at that site to serve as a place for remembering the hardships endured by Japanese Americans.
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextTo adjust the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Minidoka National Historic Site Act - Title I: Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial - (Sec. 101) Adjusts the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument located in Idaho to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni ("Let it not happen again") memorial that commemorates the Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first to be forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to internment camps during World War II. (Sec. 102) Requires the memorial to be administered as part of the Minidoka Internment National Monument. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to carry out this title, to enter into agreements with: (1) the City of Bainbridge Island (the City); (2) the Bainbridge [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S126) Bill TextA bill to establish the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site as an affiliated unit of the National Park System. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site Act of 2007 - Establishes the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site, consisting of parts of Camp Amache, located in Granada, Colorado, as an affiliated site of the National Park System. Designates the "Friends of Amache" as the management entity for the Site. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a general management plan for the Site.
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Latest Action: 01/09/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Bill TextA bill to establish the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site as an affiliated unit of the National Park System. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site Act of 2007 - Establishes the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site, consisting of parts of Camp Amache, located in Granada, Colorado, as an affiliated site of the National Park System. Designates the "Friends of Amache" as the management entity for the Site. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a general management plan for the Site.
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Latest Action: 09/11/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-452. Bill TextA bill to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. 9/11/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese descent. Directs the Commission to: (1) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1528) Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho. 2/1/2007--Introduced. American Falls Reservoir District Number 2 Conveyance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey all right, title, and interest in specified land to the: (1) American Falls Reservoir District No. 2 (District) located in Jerome, Lincoln, and Gooding Counties, Idaho; (2) city of Gooding; and (3) Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Requires the District to pay fair market value for the land. Relieves the United States of liability for damages of any kind relating to the land, unless they result from injury caused by negligence of the United States. Requires the Director of the National Park Service to manage specified land as part of the Minidoka Internment National Monument. Revokes the Department of Interior's previous orders that withdrew specified land from the Gooding Division [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/09/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Bill TextTo establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese descent. Directs the Commission to: (1) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate U.S. relocation, internment, and (in some cases) deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent held in U.S. custody from December 1941 through February 1948; and (2) recommend appropriate remedies to [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6608-6609) Bill TextA bill to establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II. 5/4/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Wartime Treatment Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans to review U.S. government wartime treatment (from September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948) of European Americans and European Latin Americans.Requires the Commission to review: (1) government actions with respect to European Americans and European Latin Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies Acts, Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, 2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and related directives pertaining to the registration, arrest, exclusion, internment,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/01/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextHonoring the heroic service and sacrifice of the 350 American soldiers detained at the Nazi camp at Berga during World War II. 12/18/2007--Introduced. Recognizes and expresses appreciation for the courageous and loyal contributions made by the American soldiers detained in Berga, Germany, during World War II and encourages the people of the United States to recognize their service and loyalty.
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextA bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, and to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Natural Resource Projects and Programs Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes specified programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy concerning, among other things, national monuments, conservation areas, resource protection, historic sites, national trails, national heritage areas, and the clean coal power initiative. Makes amendments to various public laws, including the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act, the National Trails System Act, the Steel Industry American Heritage Area Act of 1996, the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Bill TextTo ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons. 10/1/2007--Introduced. Grants U.S. district courts original jurisdiction over any civil action for damages for personal injury or death that: (1) arose from the deportation of persons to Nazi concentration camps between January 1, 1942, and December 31, 1944; and (2) is brought by or on behalf of such person against a railroad that owned or operated the trains on which the persons were deported and that was organized as a separate legal entity.Provides that: (1) no law limiting the jurisdiction of the U.S. courts shall preclude any such action; and (2) no such action shall be barred because a [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/10/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-296. Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, to determine suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Tule Lake Segregation Center Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of including the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, in the National Park System.
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Latest Action: 06/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Tule Lake Segregation Center Special Resource Study Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the national significance, suitability, and feasibility of including the Tule Lake Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, in the National Park System.
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Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo establish the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site as an affiliated unit of the National Park System. 4/19/2007--Introduced. Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site Act of 2007 - Establishes the Granada Relocation Center National Historic Site, consisting of parts of Camp Amache, located in Granada, Colorado, as an affiliated site of the National Park System. Designates the "Friends of Amache" as the management entity for the Site. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a general management plan for the Site.
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Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextTo implement the recommendations of the Guam War Claims Review Commission. 5/8/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 7, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act - (Sec. 2) Recognizes the great suffering and steadfast loyalty and courage of the people of Guam during the Japanese occupation of Guam in World War II. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make the following payments for Guam World War II claims: (1) spouses, children or parents of compensable Guam decedents would be eligible for $25,000; (2) compensable Guam victims who were raped or suffered severe personal injury would be eligible for $15,000, those who were subjected to forced labor or suffered personal injury would be eligible for $12,000, and those who were subjected to forced march, internment, or hiding [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Bill TextTo modify the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument, to establish the Minidoka National Historic Site, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, and for other purposes. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Minidoka National Historic Site Act of 2007 - Adjusts the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument located in Idaho to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni ("Let it not happen again") memorial that commemorates the Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first to be forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to internment camps during World War II. Authorizes the Secretary, for the purposes of defining the role of the National Park Service (NPS) in administering the Memorial owned by the City of Brainbridge Island to enter into agreements with the City of Bainbridge Island and specified entities. Authorizes the Secretary [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. Bill TextA resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Citizen's Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp be issued honoring the life of Oskar Schindler. 3/19/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that a commemorative stamp be issued honoring Oskar Schindler.
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Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-104. Bill TextA bill to modify the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument, to establish the Minidoka National Historic Site, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the Minidoka Project, Idaho, and for other purposes. 3/19/2007--Introduced. Minidoka National Historic Site Act of 2007 - Adjusts the boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument located in Idaho to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni ("Let it not happen again") memorial that commemorates the Japanese Americans of Bainbridge Island, Washington, who were the first to be forcibly removed from their homes and relocated to internment camps during World War II. Authorizes the Secretary, for the purposes of defining the role of the National Park Service (NPS) in administering the Memorial owned by the City of Brainbridge Island to enter into agreements with the City of Bainbridge Island and specified entities. Authorizes [...] show full description
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