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S 1691 108th Congress Senate

Wartime Treatment Study Act

Official title: A bill to establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.

Introduced: October 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309)
Oct 16, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.
Oct 16, 2003
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Oct 16, 2003
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 1, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12279-12281)
Oct 1, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12278-12279)
Oct 1, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 28, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wartime Treatment Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans, the subjects of whose review of U.S. Government wartime treatment (from September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948) of European Americans and European Latin Americans shall include: (1) civil liberties violations resulting from enforcement of the Alien Enemies Acts, Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and directives pursuant to such provisions concerning registration, arrest, exclusion, internment, exchange, or deportation; (2) action concerning European Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act and Executive Order 9066 in the nature of registration requirements, restrictions, internment, and detention; (3) participation by European Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces; and (4) appropriate remedies, including future protection of civil liberties during wartime.

Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees to review the U.S. Government's refusal to allow entry into the United States of Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution in Europe. Directs the Commission to include reviews of: (1) the rationale for such decision, its perceived benefit, and its impacts; and (2) Federal refugee policy concerning those fleeing persecution or genocide.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1691: Wartime Treatment Study Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1691/
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