Title	Redress Bill Reintroduced in Congress
Matsui Identifier	mats10164
Date	1987-01-08
Description	On the first day of the 100th Congress Rep. Robert T. Matsui and Rep. Norman Y. Mineta reintroduced H.R. 442, a reparations bill for Japanese Americans interned during World War II. The main sponsor of the bill is Majority Leader Thomas Foley (D-Washington). The previous main sponsor of the bill was Rep. James Wright (D-Texas) who could no longer be the sponsor because he is now the Speaker of the House. The article accounts Norman Mineta's opening statement on the introduction of the bill.
Publisher	Hokubei Mainichi
Resource Type	Clippings
Subject	Bills, Legislative -- United States Japanese Americans -- Reparations Legislative hearings -- United States Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. Matsui, Robert T., 1941 -- Quotations Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931 -- Speeches, addresses, etc. Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931--Quotations
Source Type	newspaper
Digital Object Source	Doris Matsui Congressional Office
Language	English
Collection	Robert Matsui Legacy
CONTENTdm file name	124.pdf

Redress Bill Reintroduced in Congress

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