# 116-hr-8637: Japanese American Confinement Education Act

116-hr-8637, Japanese American Confinement Education Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8637
- Congress: 116
- Title: Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-10-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Japanese American Confinement Education Act This bill establishes a museum program on the historical importance of Japanese American confinement during World War II and permanently reauthorizes the Japanese American Confinement Sites preservation program. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program of grants to a Japanese American museum to educate individuals in the United States on the historical importance of such confinement and the commitment of the United States to equal justice.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-12-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
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- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8637 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8637)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
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- [116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1140)
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