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.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309)
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.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF
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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/
"S. 1691: Wartime Treatment Study Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1691/.
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