Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO DOCUMENT REPORTS OF PERSONAL INJURY, DETENTION, DEATH, TORTURE, SUFFERING, CAPTIVITY, IMPRISONMENT, RAPE, OTHER ATROCITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY THE JAPANESE MILITARY FORCES AGAINST THE FILIPINOS DURING THE WORLD WAR II FROM DECEMBER 7, 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945
Date filed
September 9, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03467 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO DOCUMENT REPORTS OF PERSONAL INJURY, DETENTION, DEATH, TORTURE, SUFFERING, CAPTIVITY, IMPRISONMENT, RAPE, OTHER ATROCITIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY THE JAPANESE MILITARY FORCES AGAINST THE FILIPINOS DURING THE WORLD WAR II FROM DECEMBER 7, 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945 |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Under the War Claims Act of 1948, the reparations settlement granted to our government covered damages to real and personal property only. Claims for death, injuries, tortures, imprisonment, rape and other war claims committed by the Japanese against Filipinos were all neglected and forgotten up to this day. Thus, this bill. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CANDAZO, ROMEO D.C. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-09-09 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL, POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON 1998-09-29 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Under the War Claims Act of 1948, the reparations settlement granted to our government covered damages to real and personal property only. Claims for death, injuries, tortures, imprisonment, rape and other war claims committed by the Japanese against Filipinos were all neglected and forgotten up to this day. Thus, this bill.
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