BILL ANALYSIS Ó ACR 126 Page 1 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING ACR 126 (Ting) As Introduced January 26, 2016 Majority vote ------------------------------------------------------------------ |Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------+-----+----------------------+--------------------| |Rules |7-0 |Gordon, Chang, Burke, | | | | |Cooley, Jones, | | | | |Rodriguez, Wood | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ SUMMARY: Declares February 19, 2016, as a Day of Remembrance in order to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the internment of Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, pursuant to which 120,000 Americans and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated in internment camps scattered throughout western states during World War II and inflicted a great human cost of abandoned homes, businesses, careers, professional advancements, and disruption of family life. ACR 126 Page 2 2)Although many of their family members were incarcerated, thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry volunteered for military service and earned high honors and medals for their bravery; and, in 2010 President Obama granted the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. 3)On August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which found that Executive Order 9066 was not justified by military necessity but rather caused by prejudice and war hysteria; and, the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 apologized for and provided restitution to individuals of Japanese ancestry who were evacuated, interned, and relocated. FISCAL EFFECT: None Analysis Prepared by: Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0002619