HRES 759
109th Congress
House
International Affairs
Armed Forces and National Security
Child sexual abuse
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Compensation for victims of crime
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against humanity
Crimes against women
East Asia
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability (International law)
Government publicity
History
Human rights
Japan
Military history
Military occupation
Nongovernmental organizations
Prostitution
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge and accept responsibility for its sexual enslavement of young women, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 4, 2006
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2006
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 13, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 2, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E683)
Apr 4, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Apr 4, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Japan should: (1) issue an apology for the sexual enslavement of young women (known as "comfort women") during the colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II; (2) educate future generations about this crime against humanity; (3) publicly refute claims that the subjugation and enslavement of such women never occurred; and (4) follow the recommendations of the United Nations and Amnesty International with respect to the "comfort women."
What's happening now
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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