3.0.0 1864 2023-01-15T23:18:01Z 2023-01-15T23:18:01Z House H HR 2003-04-29 108 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo20 Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census Subcommittee Referred to 2003-06-12T19:25:51Z hsgo19 Government Efficiency and Financial Management Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-13T19:24:53Z Referred to 2003-04-29T18:05:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2003-05-05T17:45:36Z Referred to 2003-04-29T18:05:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-04-29T18:05:20Z Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2003 108 1703 HR 2003-05-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. Identical bill CRS 2003-06-12 hsgo20 Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. Committee 2003-05-13 hsgo19 Government Efficiency and Financial Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management. Committee 2003-05-05 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2003-04-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2003-04-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2003-04-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 N H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2003-04-29 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2004-03-11 False International Affairs Armed Forces and National Security Biological research Biological warfare Chemical research Chemical warfare Civil actions and liability Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement East Asia Ex-prisoners of war Forced labor Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign corporations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health History Human experimentation in medicine International claims Japan Labor and Employment Law Limitation of actions Military history Peace treaties Prisoners of war Science, Technology, Communications State laws Treaties Wages War crimes World War II International Affairs 00 2003-04-29 Introduced in House 2003-11-17T17:58:16Z Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2003 - Requires any Federal court in which an action is brought against a Japanese national by a member of the U.S. armed forces seeking compensation for mistreatment or failure to pay wages in connection with labor performed in Japan for such national as a prisoner of war during World War II to: (1) apply the applicable statute of limitations of the State in which the action is pending; and (2) not construe a specified provision of the Treaty of Peace With Japan as a waiver by the United States of such claims.

States that it is U.S. policy to ensure that any war claims settlement terms between Japan and any other country that are more beneficial than terms extended to the United States under the above Treaty are extended to the United States with respect to claims under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure information relating to chemical or biological tests conducted by Japan on members of the U.S. armed forces held as prisoners of war during World War II.]]>

Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2003 Display Title Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To preserve certain actions in Federal court brought by members of the United States Armed Forces held as prisoners of war by Japan during World War II against Japanese nationals seeking compensation for mistreatment or failure to pay wages in connection with labor performed in Japan to the benefit of the Japanese nationals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Justice for United States Prisoners of War Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-04-29T04:00:00Z 2003-06-12 Re-referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.