,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1
 #bjag,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,schumer1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,murray1  
,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4   
,booker1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4
 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mrs4     
,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4     
,kaine1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,leahy1   
,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4      
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4
 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4       
,warren1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 and ,mr4 ,franken7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,recognizing the #geth anniversary of   
,executive ,order #ijff and expressing  
the sense of the ,senate that policies  
that discriminate against any individual
 based on the actual or perceived race1 
ethnicity1 national origin1 or religion 
of that individual would be a repetition
 of the mistakes of ,executive ,order   

#ijff and contrary to the values of the 
,united ,states4  ,whereas1 on ,december
 #g1 #aida1 the ,imperial ,japanese     
,navy launched a surprise attack against
 the ,united ,states naval base at      
,pearl ,harbor1 ,hawaii1 which led to-- 
7#a7 increased prejudice and suspicion  
toward ,japanese ,americans2 and  7#b7  
calls from civilians and public         
officials to remove ,japanese ,americans
 from the west coast of the ,united     
,states2  ,whereas1 on ,february #ai1   
#aidb1 ,president ,franklin ,delano     
,roosevelt signed ,executive ,order     
#ijff 7#g ,fed4 ,reg4 #adjg2 relating to
 authorizing the ,secretary of ,war to  
prescribe military areas7 7referred to  
in this preamble as ,executive ,order   
#ijff71 which led to--  7#a7 the        
exclusion of all individuals of         
,japanese ancestry in the ,united       
,states2 and  7#b7 the incarceration of 
#abj1cac ,united ,states citizens and   
lawful permanent residents of ,japanese 
ancestry in incarceration camps during  

,world ,war ,,ii2  ,whereas ,president  
,gerald ,ford formally rescinded        
,executive ,order #ijff in ,presidential
 ,proclamation #ddag1 dated ,february   
#ai1 #aigf 7#da ,fed4 ,reg4 #ggda7      
7referred to in this preamble as        
,presidential ,proclamation #ddag72     
,whereas ,presidential ,proclamation    
#ddag-- 7#a7 states that ,japanese      
,americans were and are loyal people of 
the ,united ,states who have contributed
 to the well-being and security of the  
,united ,states2  7#b7 states that the  
issuance of ,executive ,order #ijff was 
a grave mistake in ,united ,states      
history2 and  7#c7 resolves that actions
 such as the actions authorized by      
,executive ,order #ijff shall never     
happen again2  ,whereas1 in #aihj1      
,congress established the ,commission on
 ,wartime ,relocation and ,internment of
 ,civilians to investigate the          
circumstances surrounding the issuance  
of ,executive ,order #ijff2 ,whereas1 in
 #aihc1 the ,commission on ,wartime     

,relocation and ,internment of          
,civilians issued a report entitled     
,personal ,justice ,denied in which the 
,commission on ,wartime ,relocation and 
,internment of ,civilians concluded     
that--  7#a7 the promulgation of        
,executive ,order #ijff was not         
justified by military necessity2 and    
7#b7 the decision to issue ,executive   
,order #ijff was shaped by race         
prejudice1 war hysteria1 and a failure  
of political leadership2  ,whereas1 on  
,august #aj1 #aihh1 the ,civil          
,liberties ,act of #aihh 7,public ,law  
#ajj-chc2 #ajb ,stat4 #ijc7 was         
enacted--  7#a7 to acknowledge the grave
 injustice done to citizens and         
permanent residents of the ,united      
,states of ,japanese ancestry by        
requiring the evacuation1 relocation1   
and internment of those individuals     
during ,world ,war ,,ii2  7#b7 to       
apologize for fundamental violations of 
the basic civil liberties and           
constitutional rights of these          

individuals of ,japanese ancestry and   
provide monetary reparations to         
,japanese ,americans who had been       
incarcerated by the ,federal            
,government2 and  7#c7 to establish the 
,civil ,liberties ,public ,education    
,fund to ensure 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   
the terrorist attacks carried out in the
 ,united ,states on ,september #aa1     
#bjja1 have led to heightened levels of 
suspicion and hate crimes1 xenophobia1  
and bigotry directed toward the ,arab1  
,middle ,eastern1 ,south ,asian1        
,muslim1 ,sikh1 and ,hindu ,american    
communities1 including--  7#a7 on       
,august #e1 #bjab1 an attack on the     
,sikh ,temple of ,wisconsin in ,oak     
,creek1 ,wisconsin1 which led to several

 injuries and the death of #f ,sikh     
,americans2 and  7#b7 on ,february #aj1 
#bjae1 the execution-style shooting of  
#c ,muslim ,american students in ,chapel
 ,hill1 ,north ,carolina2  ,whereas the 
terrorist attacks carried out in ,paris1
 ,france1 on ,november #e1 #bjae1 have  
led to renewed calls from public        
officials and figures to register       
,muslim ,americans and bar millions of  
individuals from entering the ,united   
,states based solely on the religion of 
those individuals1 repeating the        
mistakes of #aidb2 ,whereas ,executive  
,order #acgfi 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #higg2   
relating to protecting the ,nation from 
foreign terrorist entry into the ,united
 ,states7 7in this preamble referred to 
as ,executive ,order #acgfi71 issued on 
,january #bg1 #bjag1 embodies an        
unconstitutional1 disruptive step       
backwards that has promoted             
discrimination against individuals based
 on national origin and religion1 which 
is contrary to the values of the ,united

 ,states2 and ,whereas1 on ,february #i1
 #bjag1 the ,united ,states ,court of   
,appeals for the ,ninth ,circuit        
unanimously upheld the decision of a    
,federal district court judge to        
temporarily block the implementation of 
,executive ,order #acgfi3 ,now1         
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the historical          
significance of ,february #ai1 #aidb1 as
 the date on which ,president ,franklin 
,delano ,roosevelt signed ,executive    
,order #ijff 7#g ,fed4 ,reg4 #adjg2     
relating to authorizing the ,secretary  
of ,war to prescribe military areas7    
7referred to in this resolving clause as
 ,executive ,order #ijff71 which        
restricted the freedom of ,japanese     
,americans2  7#b7 recognizes the        
historical significance of ,february    
#ai1 #aigf1 as the date on which        
,president ,gerald ,ford issued         
,presidential ,proclamation #ddag 7#da  
,fed4 ,reg4 #ggda71 which formally      
terminated ,executive ,order #ijff2     

7#c7 supports the goals of the ,japanese
 ,american community in recognizing a   
,national ,day of ,remembrance to       
increase public awareness about the     
unjust measures taken to restrict the   
freedom of ,japanese ,americans during  
,world ,war ,,ii2  7#d7 expresses the   
sense that the ,national ,day of        
,remembrance described in paragraph 7#c7
 is an opportunity--  7,a7 to reflect on
 the importance of upholding justice and
 civil liberties for all people of the  
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 to oppose    
hate1 xenophobia1 and bigotry2  7#e7    
recognizes the positive contributions   
that people of the ,united ,states of   
every race1 ethnicity1 religion1 and    
national origin have made to the ,united
 ,states2  7#f7 steadfastly confirms the
 dedication of the ,senate to the rights
 and dignity of all people of the       
,united ,states2 and  7#g7 expresses the
 sense that policies that discriminate  
against any individual based on the     
actual or perceived race1 ethnicity1    

national origin1 or religion of that    
individual would be--  7,a7 a repetition
 of the mistakes of ,executive ,order   
#ijff2 and  7,b7 contrary to the values 
of the ,united ,states4