A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Japanese-Americans shall be allowed civil service retirement credit for time spent in World War II internment camps.
Public Law 95-382 · H.R. 9471 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Sep 22, 1978 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Norman Mineta (D-CA-13)
Cosponsors (14): Rep. Robert Nix, Rep. Gladys Spellman,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Allows any Federal employee or Member of Congress to count as creditable service for retirement purposes any time such person may have spent after his or her eighteenth birthday interned in a camp or facility established during World War II for the purpose of detaining persons of Japanese ancestry.
Provides that this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act or October 1, 1978, whichever is later.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Sep 22, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-382.
- Sep 12, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 11, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendment.
- Aug 18, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Aug 10, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jan 24, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jan 23, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #7 (366-12).House roll call 7
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Nov 1, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Oct 6, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.