Amache Study Act
- Last Action
- 3/8/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-08Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2019-02-25Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2019-02-25Introduced in House
- 2019-02-25Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-25 (00)
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.
Subjects
- Colorado
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Detention of persons
- Government studies and investigations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Japan
- Racial and ethnic relations
- U.S. history
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