A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who performed slave labor for Japanese industries during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

S 3811

Introduced

Aug 3, 2006

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Topics

Armed Forces and National Security Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Class actions (Civil procedure) Commerce Compensation (Law) East Asia Evidence (Law) Forced labor Foreign corporations Foreign Trade and International Finance History Human rights International Affairs Japan Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Prisoners of war Slavery Survivors' benefits Veterans' pensions World War II

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay a specified amount of compensation to those members of the Armed Forces and U.S. civilian employees, or to the surviving spouses of such members and employees, who were captured by Japan and who were used as slave labor during World War II.

Actions

Aug 3, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 3, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8827)
Aug 3, 2006

Introduced in Senate

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