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Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act

Introduced: June 26, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jun 26, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6504)
Jun 26, 1997
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Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act - Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to conduct a comprehensive review of the treatment by the Federal Government of Italian Americans during World War II (between September 1, 1939, and December 31, 1945) and to report to the Congress on the findings of such review. Requires the findings to include information regarding: (1) Italian Americans who were interned, taken into custody, ordered to move out of designated areas, or arrested for curfew, contraband, or other violations; (2) Federal Bureau of Investigations raids on Italian Americans homes; (3) restrictions on Italian American fishermen and railroad workers; and (4) civil liberties infringements suffered by Italian Americans during World War II.

Requires the President, on behalf of the Government, to formally acknowledge that these events during World War II represented a fundamental injustice against Italian Americans.

What's happening now June 26, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 7, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 969: Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-969/
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"S. 969: Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-969/.
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