A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II.
Latest action · Jul 30, 2007 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 31, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseJul 30, 2007
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the government of Japan should: (1) formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility for its Imperial Armed Force's coercion of young women into sexual slavery (comfort women) during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II; (2) have this official and public apology presented by the Prime Minister of Japan; (3) refute any claims that the sexual enslavement and trafficking of the comfort women never occurred; and (4) educate current and future generations about this crime while following the international community's recommendations with respect to the comfort women.
Cosponsors 167
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2007 to Jul 25, 2007; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jan 31, 2007 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Feb 14, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2007Markup Jun 26, 2007 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2007 | |
| Oversight and Intelligence Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2007 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2007Mr. Lantos moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Jul 30, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8870-8876)
- Jul 30, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 121.
- Jul 30, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8870-8871)
- Jul 30, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 30, 2007The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 26, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 26, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 2.
- Apr 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment.
- Apr 17, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight.
- Mar 8, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E486-487)
- Feb 12, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E321, E322, E322-323)
- Feb 1, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E234-235)
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 31, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 10
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1768, E1777 | Al Green D-TX, Betty McCollum D-MN | Aug 4, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1698, E1702 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, David Wu D-OR | Aug 2, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1664 | John B. Larson D-CT | Jul 31, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8870–H8876Text printed H8870 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA, Michael M. Honda D-CA, Scott Garrett R-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Stevan Pearce R-NM, Tom Davis R-VA, Tom Lantos D-CA | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8789–S8791 | Daniel K. Inouye D-HI | Jul 9, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-91 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS398 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 26, 2007 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33436 | Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress | Report | Jan 6, 2023 |
| R41481 | U.S.-South Korea Relations | Report | Feb 24, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Force's coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child sexual abuse
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Compensation for victims of crime
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against humanity
- Crimes against women
- East Asia
- Families
- Government liability (International law)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- History
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Japan
- Military history
- Military occupation
- Prostitution
- Rape
- Reparations
- Sex crimes
- Slavery
- War crimes
- Women
- World War II
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jan 31, 2007Introduced 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 resolution 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.
