S. 4576: Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-07-20 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-07-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act

Plain summary

Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act This bill increases the authorization of appropriations for the Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) grant program, which supports the preservation of U.S. confinement sites that were used to detain Japanese Americans during World War II (i.e., internment camps). It also establishes a program within JACS to provide grants to Japanese American nonprofits to educate individuals about the historical significance of these events.

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Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · 10 cosponsors

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Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4576.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s4576 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117