Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2005

H.R. 893, the Wartime Parity and Justice Act of 2005, seeks to provide federal restitution and a formal presidential apology to individuals of Japanese ancestry who were forcibly brought from Latin America to the United States and interned during World War II. The bill would grant these individuals the same compensation and recognition previously provided to Japanese Americans under the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Additionally, the legislation would reestablish a public education fund to support research and awareness regarding the history of wartime internment and require federal agencies to correct records to show that those interned were not in the country illegally.