House Bill 5844
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Amache Study Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 16, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5844
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
May 16, 2018
06/01/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
05/16/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
05/16/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:30 PM