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Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2003

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E324-325)
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Feb 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E257-258)
Feb 13, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2003 - Allows certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States from countries in Latin America and interned in the United States during World War II to be provided restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Urges the President to transmit a letter of apology to each such individual.

Makes the Attorney General responsible for identifying and locating individuals eligible for restitution. Authorizes judicial review of a denial of compensation. Permits an individual covered by this Act who has accepted payment on a related claim before this Act's enactment to receive an appropriately reduced payment.

Directs: (1) individuals covered by this Act to not be considered to have been present in the United States unlawfully during the evacuation, relocation, or internment period; (2) each U.S. agency to correct any records indicating otherwise; (3) agencies to disclose all information relating to the removal and internment of such individuals; and (4) the President to share such information with other countries and encourage those countries to make that information available.

Reestablishes in the Treasury the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund and establishes a board of directors for the Fund.

What's happening now March 9, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E324-325)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 13, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 16, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 2, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 6, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 13, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 779: Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-779/
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