,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,honda 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,matsui1
 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4        
,grayson1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1
 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,bera 
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of       
,california1 ,mr4 ,faleomavaega1 ,ms4   
,meng1 and ,mr4 ,sablan7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the          
significance of the #fgth anniversary of
 the signing of ,executive ,order #ijff 
by ,president ,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt  
and supporting the goals of the         
,japanese ,american1 ,german ,american1 
and ,italian ,american communities in   
recognizing a ,national ,day of         
,remembrance to increase public         
awareness of the events surrounding the 
restriction1 exclusion1 and             
incarceration of individuals and        
families during ,world ,war ,,ii4       

,whereas ,president ,franklin ,delano   
,roosevelt signed ,executive ,order     
#ijff on ,february #ai1 #aidb1 which    
authorized the exclusion of #abj1jjj    
,japanese ,americans and legal resident 
aliens from the west coast of the       
,united ,states and the incarceration of
 ,united ,states citizens and legal     
permanent residents of ,japanese        
ancestry in incarceration camps during  
,world ,war ,,ii2 ,whereas the freedom  
of ,italian ,americans and ,german      
,americans was also restricted during   
,world ,war ,,ii by measures that       
branded them enemy aliens and included  
required identification cards1 travel   
restrictions1 seizure of personal       
property1 and incarceration2 ,whereas   
,president ,gerald ,ford formally       
rescinded ,executive ,order #ijff on    
,february #ai1 #aigf1 in his speech1 ,an
 ,american ,promise2 ,whereas ,congress 
adopted legislation which was signed by 
,president ,jimmy ,carter on ,july #ca1 
#aihj1 establishing the ,commission on  

,wartime ,relocation and ,internment of 
,civilians to investigate the claim that
 the incarceration of ,japanese         
,americans and legal resident aliens    
during ,world ,war ,,ii was justified by
 military necessity2 ,whereas the       
,commission held #bj days of hearings   
and heard from over #gej witnesses on   
this matter and published its findings  
in a report entitled ,personal ,justice 
,denied2 ,whereas the conclusion of the 
commission was that the promulgation of 
,executive ,order #ijff was not         
justified by military necessity1 and    
that the decision to issue the order was
 shaped by race prejudice1 war hysteria1
 and a failure of political leadership2 
,whereas ,congress enacted the ,civil   
,liberties ,act of #aihh1 in which it   
apologized on behalf of the ,nation for 
fundamental violations of the basic     
civil liberties and constitutional      
rights of these individuals of ,japanese
 ancestry2 ,whereas ,president ,ronald  
,reagan signed the ,civil ,liberties    

,act of #aihh into law on ,august #aj1  
#aihh1 proclaiming that day to be a     
great day for ,america2 ,whereas the    
,civil ,liberties ,act of #aihh         
established the ,civil ,liberties       
,public ,education ,fund1 the purpose of
 which is to sponsor research and public
 educational activities and to publish  
and distribute the hearings1 findings1  
and recommendations of the ,commission  
on ,wartime ,relocation and ,internment 
of ,civilians so that the events        
surrounding the exclusion1 forced       
removal1 and incarceration of civilians 
and permanent resident aliens of        
,japanese ancestry will be remembered1  
and so that the causes and circumstances
 of this and similar events may be      
illuminated and understood2 ,whereas    
,congress adopted the ,wartime          
,violation of ,italian ,americans ,civil
 ,liberties ,act1 which was signed by   
,president ,bill ,clinton on ,november  
#g1 #bjjj1 and which resulted in a      
report containing detailed information  

on the types of violations that         
occurred1 as well as lists of           
individuals of ,italian ancestry that   
were arrested1 detained1 and            
incarceration2 ,whereas the ,japanese   
,american community recognizes a        
,national ,day of ,remembrance on       
,february #aith of each year to educate 
the public about the lessons learned    
from the incarceration to ensure that it
 never happens again2 ,whereas ,h4,r4   
#adib 7,public ,law #aji-dda7 was passed
 by ,congress and signed into law in    
#bjjf1 to allow the ,government to      
identify and acquire sites used to      
confine ,japanese ,americans during     
,world ,war ,,ii1 in order to preserve  
and maintain these historic locations   
for posterity and inspire new           
generations of ,americans to work for   
justice while demonstrating the         
,nation's commitment to equal and fair  
treatment for all2 and ,whereas the ,day
 of ,remembrance provides an opportunity
 for all people to reflect on the       

importance of political leadership and  
vigilance and on the values of justice  
and civil rights during times of        
uncertainty and emergency3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes the 
historical significance of ,february    
#ai1 #aidb1 the date ,executive ,order  
#ijff was signed by ,president          
,roosevelt1 restricting the freedom of  
,japanese ,americans1 ,german           
,americans1 and ,italian ,americans1 and
 legal resident aliens through required 
identification cards1 travel            
restrictions1 seizure of personal       
property1 and incarceration2 and  7#b7  
supports the goals of the ,japanese     
,american1 ,german ,american1 and       
,italian ,american communities in       
recognizing a ,national ,day of         
,remembrance to increase public         
awareness of these events4