# 117-hr-1931: Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act

117-hr-1931, Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status Star Print ordered on the reported bill. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1931
- Congress: 117
- Title: Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act
- Status: Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
- Introduced: 2021-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 70
- 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 (70)

- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2021-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2021-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2021-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1931 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1931)

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