Proposal:Amache Study Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 35
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Amache Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the site known as Amache, Camp Amache, and Granada Relocation Center, in Granada, Colorado, which was 1 of the 10 relocation centers where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.

In conducting such study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of such relocation center and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Bill Title

Amache Study Act

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-01-08: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• 2019-01-08: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.