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HRES 382 108th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such companies as slave labor during World War II.

Introduced: September 30, 2003 See on congress.gov
International Affairs CommerceCompensation (Law)Compensation for victims of crimeEast Asia
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This resolution expired with the 108th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 30, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sep 30, 2003
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 Latest action September 30, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Government of Japan to formally acknowledge and apologize for its World War II war crimes and for Japanese companies that used prisoners of war as slave labor during World War II to compensate those former prisoners (or their survivors) for their labor and for any brutality the companies inflicted.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 21, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 30, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2003
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 30, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 382: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such companies as slave labor during World War II.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-382/
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"H. Res. 382: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning war crimes committed by Japan during World War II and the liability of Japanese companies to former prisoners-of-war used by such companies as slave labor during World War II.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-382/.
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H. Res. 382, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-382/.
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