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Japanese American Confinement Education Act

Introduced: December 16, 2020 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Dec 16, 2020
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Japanese American Confinement Education Act

This bill establishes a museum program on the historical importance of Japanese American confinement during World War II and permanently reauthorizes the Japanese American Confinement Sites preservation program.

The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program of grants to a Japanese American museum to educate individuals in the United States on the historical importance of such confinement and the commitment of the United States to equal justice.

What's happening now December 16, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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