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Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2001

Introduced: March 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2002
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 23, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific.
Apr 19, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Apr 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations.
Mar 22, 2001
Introduced in House
Mar 22, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2001 - Requires any Federal court in which an action is brought against a Japanese national by a member of the U.S. armed forces seeking compensation for mistreatment or failure to pay wages in connection with labor performed in Japan for such national as a prisoner of war during World War II to: (1) apply the applicable statute of limitations of the State in which the action is pending; and (2) not construe a specified provision of the Treaty of Peace With Japan as a waiver by the United States of such claims.

States that it is U.S. policy to ensure that any war claims settlement terms between Japan and any other country that are more beneficial than terms extended to the United States under the above Treaty are extended to the United States with respect to claims under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure information relating to chemical or biological tests conducted by Japan on members of the U.S. armed forces held as prisoners of war during World War II.

What's happening now September 25, 2002

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 18 Republican 7 Independent 1
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 26, 2002
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 24, 2002
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 16, 2001
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 16, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 16, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 25, 2001
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 10, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 31, 2001
Watson, Diane
· Jul 24, 2001
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 12, 2001
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jul 12, 2001
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 26, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 21, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 21, 2001
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 21, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 21, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 12, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 23, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 17, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 29, 2001
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 22, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1198: Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1198/
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"H.R. 1198: Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1198/.
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H.R. 1198, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1198/.
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