To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 21, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-441.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2005
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 21, 2006Public Law 109-441
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on July 31, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to create a program within the National Park Service to support and work in partnership with citizens, governmental and tribal organizations, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of identifying, protecting, and acquiring historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II in order to gain inspiration from these sites and to demonstrate the nation's commitment to equal justice.
Directs the Secretary, after consultation with state, local, and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations, to develop criteria for making grants to those entities (and only in accordance with such criteria) to assist in carrying out the actions described above.
Permits the use of federal funds made available under this Act for the acquisition of of non-federal property for the purposes of this Act only if that property is within specified areas.
Declares that the authority granted in this Act shall not constitute a federal designation or have any effect on private property ownership.
Requires a 50% non-federal match for funds provided under this Act.
Terminates the force and effect of this Act two years after the disbursement to grantees of the total amount of funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act.
Prohibits any federal funds made available to carry out this Act from being used to acquire any real property or an interest in any real property without the owner's written consent.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 114
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2005 to May 26, 2005; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Jim McCrery | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 5, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 5, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 10, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 10, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | May 10, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 11, 2005 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 11, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 12, 2005 | |
| R-AZ | Jim Kolbe | May 12, 2005 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | May 16, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Chris Cannon | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-SC | John M. Spratt, Jr. | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 25, 2005 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | May 25, 2005 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 26, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2005Markup May 18, 2005Reported Jun 21, 2005 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 6, 2005Hearings Apr 14, 2005Discharged May 18, 2005 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2005Markup May 24, 2006Reported Jul 31, 2006 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 6, 2006 |
Actions 28
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2006Signed by President.
- Dec 21, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-441.
- Dec 11, 2006Presented to President.
- Dec 5, 2006Mr. Radanovich moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H8698-8700)
- Dec 5, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1492.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10321–H10326Text printed H10321 | Doris O. Matsui D-CA, Ed Case D-HI, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Michael M. Honda D-CA, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, William M. Thomas R-CA | Nov 16, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- May 31, 2006H.R. 1492, An act to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006</p>
- May 31, 2006H.R. 1492, An act to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006
- May 24, 2005H.R. 1492, A bill to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005</p>
- May 24, 2005H.R. 1492, A bill to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War IICost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-447 | DESIGNATE AS WILDERNESS LANDS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; JAPANESE AMERICANS CONFINEMENT SITES; CONVEY LAND TO LEWIS AND CLARK VISITOR CENTER; INCLUDING COL. BARRETT FARM IN THE NPS; DESIGNATE THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART; AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK LAND ADDITION42 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 6, 2006 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47337 | Military Memorials, Monuments, and Museums: Selected Resources for Federal, State, and Local Funding | Report | Oct 29, 2026 |
| R45800 | The Federal Role in Historic Preservation: An Overview | Report | Mar 22, 2024 |
| RL32160 | Caribbean Region: Issues in U.S. Relations Archived | Report | Oct 27, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1719 | A bill to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Apr 6, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- California
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Concentration camps
- Congress
- Economics and Public Finance
- Equality before the law
- Grants-in-aid
- Hawaii
- Historic sites
- History
- Idaho
- Japanese Americans
- Land transfers
- Law
- National parks
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sunset legislation
- World War II
Text 7
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 17, 2006Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jul 31, 2006Reported to Senate
- Nov 17, 2005Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2005Engrossed in House
- Jun 21, 2005Reported in House
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.