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119-hres-77119th Congress

Supporting the designation of January 30, 2025, as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution".

Sponsored By: Representative Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

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Summary

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution would designate January 30, 2025 as a day to honor Fred Korematsu’s stand against World War II internment of Japanese Americans and to promote vigilance for justice and civil rights in emergencies. It would recount Korematsu’s life and legal fight, note his 1983 conviction overturn and the wartime commission’s finding that the internment was motivated by racial prejudice and government misconduct, and it notes several states already observe January 30.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/4/2025

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2025

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

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