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S. 2870

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Amache Study Act

Introduced 5/16/2018•115th Congress•Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 661.

11/26/2018 • Senate

Summary

Amache Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Amache, Camp Amache, and Granada Relocation Center, in Granada, Colorado, which was 1 of the 10 relocation centers where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

In conducting such study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of such relocation center and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Introduced in Senate • 5/16/2018

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Topics & Subjects

ColoradoConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDetention of personsGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasJapanRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

Party Breakdown

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1
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Sponsor

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Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]

Republican • CO

Sponsored 5/16/2018

Cosponsors (1)

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Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

D-CO

Joined 5/16/2018

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

May 16, 2018

Committee Review

August 15, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.

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Text Versions (2)

Reported to Senate11/26/2018
Introduced in Senate5/16/2018

Committee Reports (1)

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Bill TypeS
Current StatusIntroduced
Cosponsors1