HR 619 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 14, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Xavier Becerra D-CA

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Latest action · Feb 23, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2001 - Allows certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States from countries in Latin America and interned in the United States during World War II to be provided restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.

Urges the President to transmit a letter of apology to each such individual.

Makes the Attorney General responsible for identifying and locating individuals eligible for restitution. Authorizes judicial review of a denial of compensation. Permits an individual covered by this Act who has accepted payment on a related claim before this Act's enactment to receive an appropriately reduced payment.

Directs: (1) individuals covered by this Act to not be considered to have been present in the United States unlawfully during the evacuation, relocation, or internment period; (2) each U.S. agency to correct any records indicating otherwise; (3) agencies to disclose all information relating to the removal and internment of such individuals; and (4) the President to share such information with other countries and encourage those countries to make that information available.

Reestablishes in the Treasury the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund and establishes a board of directors for the Fund.

Cosponsors 41

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2001 to Jul 23, 2001; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-MABarney FrankOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ORDavid WuOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalFeb 14, 2001
R-CAStephen HornOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CATom LantosOriginalFeb 14, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanMar 1, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostMar 1, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyMar 1, 2001
D-NDEarl PomeroyApr 3, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Apr 3, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieApr 3, 2001
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 24, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranApr 25, 2001
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 21, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisJun 14, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorJun 28, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 17, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJul 17, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerJul 23, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 14, 2001
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Feb 23, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 23, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
  2. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Feb 14, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E179-180)
  4. Feb 14, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E179Xavier Becerra D-CAFeb 14, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the United States from countries in Latin America during World War II and were interned in the United States to be provided restitution under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2001Introduced in House

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