HRES 102 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the maltreatment of United States civilian prisoners captured by the Axis Powers during World War II.

Introduced Mar 27, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Eliot L. Engel D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 23, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.

IntroducedMar 27, 2001
Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the incarceration of U.S. civilians by the Axis Powers during World War II violated international human rights principles. Encourages foreign nations that contributed to such incarceration to formally apologize to the incarcerated individuals and their families..

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 27, 2001.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NY	Benjamin A. Gilman	Original	Mar 27, 2001
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey	Original	Mar 27, 2001
R-NY	Sue W. Kelly	Original	Mar 27, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 23, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific.
Apr 23, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe.
Mar 27, 2001Introduced in House
Mar 27, 2001Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

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