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Wartime Treatment Study Act

Introduced: August 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 14, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 324.
Mar 14, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Mar 14, 2002
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Aug 3, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8920-8922)
Aug 3, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8918-8920)
Aug 3, 2001
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees to review the U.S. Government's: (1) wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin Americans; and (2) refusal to allow European refugees fleeing persecution in Europe entry to the United States.

Directs that such review include: (1) a comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances surrounding U.S. Government actions during World War II which violated the civil liberties of European Americans and European Latin American; (2) a review of U.S. Government action with respect to European Americans, including registration requirements, travel and property restrictions, establishment of restricted areas, raids, arrests, internment, exclusion, internee employment by American companies, exchange, repatriation, and deportment, and the immediate and long-term effect of such actions, particularly internment; (3) a brief review of the participation by European Americans, including those whose families were interned, repatriated, or excluded, in the U.S. armed forces; and (4) a recommendation of appropriate remedies, including how civil liberties can be better protected during war, an assessment of the continued viability of the Alien Enemy Act, and public education programs.

What's happening now March 14, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 324.

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