Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act
Latest action · Nov 14, 2022 Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 15, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act
This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, which supports the preservation of U.S. confinement sites that were used to detain Japanese Americans during World War II (i.e., internment camps). It also establishes a program within JACS to provide grants to Japanese American nonprofits to educate individuals about the historical significance of these events.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2021 to Mar 15, 2022; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
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 Mar 16, 2021Markup Nov 17, 2021Reported Mar 15, 2022 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2021Hearings May 27, 2021Discharged Nov 17, 2021 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 16, 2022Markup Jul 21, 2022Reported Sep 27, 2022 |
| National Parks Subcommittee | Hearings May 11, 2022 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2022Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
- Sep 27, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment. With written report No. 117-170.
- Sep 27, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
- Jul 21, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- May 11, 2022Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-297.
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 H3723–H3725Text printed H3723 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Doris O. Matsui D-CA, Ed Case D-HI, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 15, 2022 |
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 estimate
- Feb 9, 2022H.R. 1931, Japanese American Confinement Education ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 17, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 49, March 16, 2021, page H1414.
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. 117-297 | PENDING LEGISLATION100 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 11, 2022 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 988 | Japanese American Confinement Education Act | Related bill | Mar 25, 2021 |
| S 4576 | Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2022 |
| HR 8637 | Japanese American Confinement Education Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 20, 2020 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide competitive grants for the promotion of Japanese American confinement education as a means to understand the importance of democratic principles, use and abuse of power, and to raise awareness about the importance of cultural tolerance toward Japanese Americans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Japanese American Confinement Education Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
- Asia
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Detention of persons
- Due process and equal protection
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Historical and cultural resources
- Japan
- Military history
- Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Research administration and funding
- U.S. history
- User charges and fees
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 27, 2022Reported to Senate
- Mar 16, 2022Referred in Senate
- Mar 15, 2022Engrossed in House
- Mar 15, 2022Reported in House
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced 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.
