3.0.0 564 2022-02-03T06:07:16Z 2022-02-03T06:07:16Z Senate S S 2009-03-10 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-10T22:39:56Z Wartime Treatment Study Act 111 1425 HR 2010-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 415. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2971-2973) IntroReferral 2009-03-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2970-2971) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2009-03-10 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-03-10 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2009-03-10 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-03-10 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-03-10 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2009-03-12 False Immigration Advisory bodies Caribbean area Europe Government information and archives Human rights Latin America Military history Military personnel and dependents Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Property rights Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Travel and tourism U.S. history War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Immigration 00 2009-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-26T15:00:03Z Wartime Treatment Study Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans to review U.S. government wartime treatment (from September 1, 1939, through December 31, 1948) of European Americans and European Latin Americans.

Requires the Commission to review: (1) government actions with respect to European Americans and European Latin Americans pursuant to United States laws and directives, including the Alien Enemies Acts, Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, 2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and related directives pursuant to these and other pertinent laws, proclamations, or executive orders; (2) registration requirements, travel and property restrictions, internment, and forced abandonment of property; (3) participation by European Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces; and (4) appropriate remedies, including public education programs and the creation of a comprehensive online database by the National Archives and Records Administration of documents related to the government's wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin Americans during World War II.

Establishes the Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees to review the U.S. government's refusal to allow entry into the United States of Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or genocide in Europe. Directs the Commission to include reviews of: (1) the rationale for such refusal, its perceived benefit, and its impact on refugees; and (2) federal refugee policy concerning those fleeing persecution or genocide.

]]> Wartime Treatment Study Act Short Titles as Introduced Wartime Treatment Study Act Display Title Wartime Treatment Study Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II. Introduced in Senate 2009-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s564is/xml/BILLS-111s564is.xml 2009-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2971-2973) 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.