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Nazi and Japanese War Crimes Disclosure Act

Introduced: July 27, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Aug 11, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Jul 27, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jul 27, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Nazi and Japanese War Crimes Disclosure Act - Amends the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act to: (1) extend the authority of the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group for an additional two years; and (2) change the name of the Act to the Nazi and Japanese War Crimes of World War II Disclosure Act. Revises the term "Nazi war criminal records" to include classified records (or portions thereof) that pertain to any transaction as to which the U.S. Government, in its sole discretion, has grounds to believe involved assets taken from persecuted persons during the period beginning on January 1, 1931, and ending on December 31, 1945, by, under the direction of, on behalf of, or under authority granted by the Nazi government of Germany or any nation then allied with that government.

Changes the name Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group to Nazi and Japanese War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group.

Authorizes appropriations.

Expresses the sense of Congress that foreign nations, and in particular Japan, should make every effort possible to cooperate with the Nazi and Japanese War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group in carrying out its duties.

What's happening now August 11, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 27, 2000
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2000
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 18, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5065: Nazi and Japanese War Crimes Disclosure Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5065/
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"H.R. 5065: Nazi and Japanese War Crimes Disclosure Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-5065/.
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