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Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act

Introduced: March 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 8, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E304)
Mar 8, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese descent.

Directs the Commission to: (1) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate U.S. relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941, through February 1948; and (2) recommend appropriate remedies to Congress based on preliminary findings by the original Commission and new discoveries.

Terminates the Commission 90 days after submission of such report.

What's happening now March 8, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 25, 2006
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4901: Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4901/
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