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A bill to extend the date for the submission to the Congress of the report of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.

Public Law 97-152 · H.R. 5021 · 97th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Mar 16, 1982 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Sponsor: Rep. Robert Matsui (D-CA-3)

Cosponsors (4): Rep. Daniel Lungren,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Amends the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act to extend the deadline by which the Commission must submit a report of its findings and recommendations to Congress.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

  • Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
  • Judiciary Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.

  1. Mar 16, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-152.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Mar 4, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Feb 25, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
  6. Dec 22, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. Dec 16, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
  8. Dec 15, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
  9. Dec 10, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
  10. Dec 8, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
  11. Nov 20, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
  14. Nov 18, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
  15. 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.