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S.1909
- Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties
Act
Summary
| Bill Text | Press
Release
Sponsor:
Sen Torricelli, Robert G. (introduced 11/10/1999)
Latest Major Action: 11/10/1999 Referred to Senate committee
Title: A bill to provide for the preparation of a Governmental
report detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans
during World War II, and a formal acknowledgement of
such injustices by the President.
TITLE(S):
- SHORT
TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED:
Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties
Act
- OFFICIAL
TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
A bill to provide for the preparation of a Governmental
report detailing injustices suffered by Italian Americans
during World War II, and a formal acknowledgement
of such injustices by the President.
STATUS:
- 11/10/1999:
- Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
COMMITTEE(S):
| Committee/Subcommittee: |
Activity: |
| Senate
Judiciary |
Referral |
RELATED
BILL DETAILS:
***NONE***
AMENDMENT(S):
***NONE***
COSPONSORS(6),
ALPHABETICAL
| Sen
Chafee, Lincoln D. - 3/21/2000 |
Sen
Feinstein, Dianne - 1/26/2000 |
| Sen
Kennedy, Edward M. - 11/19/1999 |
Sen
Santorum, Rick - 1/26/2000 |
| Sen
Schumer, Charles E. - 1/26/2000 |
Sen
Voinovich, George V. - 1/26/2000 |
MOST
RECENT SUMMARY:
11/10/1999--Introduced.
Wartime
Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act -
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Justice
to conduct a comprehensive review of the treatment by
the Federal Government of Italian Americans during World
War II (between September 1, 1939, and December 31,
1945) and to report to Congress on the findings of such
review. Requires the findings to include information
regarding: (1) Italian Americans who were taken into
custody, interned, ordered to move out of designated
areas, or arrested for curfew, contraband, or other
violations; (2) Federal Bureau of Investigations raids
on Italian Americans' homes; (3) restrictions on Italian
American fishermen and railroad workers; and (4) civil
liberties infringements suffered by Italian Americans
during World War II as a result of Executive Order 9066.
Expresses
the sense of Congress that: (1) the story of the treatment
of Italian Americans during World War II needs to be
told; (2) Federal agencies, including the Department
of Education and the National Endowment for the Humanities,
should support projects such as conferences, seminars,
and lectures to heighten awareness of this unfortunate
chapter in our nation's history, the refurbishment and
payment of all expenses associated with the traveling
exhibit "Una Storia Segreta," and documentaries
allowing this issue to be presented to the American
public; (3) an advisory committee should be established
to assist in the compilation, research, and dissemination
of information on the treatment of Italian Americans;
and (4) financial support should be provided for educating
the American public through the production of a documentary
film suited for public broadcast.
States
that the U.S. Government formally acknowledges that
these events during World War II represented a fundamental
injustice against Italian Americans.
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