House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-441
To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes.
Became law on Dec 21, 2006.
Sponsor: Rep. William Thomas R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Committee actionMay 18, 2005
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2005 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2006 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesDec 5, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 21, 2006
Latest action: Dec 21, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-441.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1492.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1492, A bill to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II” on May 24, 2005. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16535
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1492, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aa700ba4eb7259e1f0ea0513cd435cb2606b568201ea945c63ecebe04ee7e71
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1492, A bill to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II” on May 24, 2005. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 18, 2005”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 24, 2005 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16535
- CBO publication date
- May 24, 2005
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1492, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aa700ba4eb7259e1f0ea0513cd435cb2606b568201ea945c63ecebe04ee7e71
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1492, An act to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes” on May 31, 2006. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17804
- CBO publication date
- May 31, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1492, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aa700ba4eb7259e1f0ea0513cd435cb2606b568201ea945c63ecebe04ee7e71
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1492, An act to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, and for other purposes” on May 31, 2006. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 24, 2006”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17804
- CBO publication date
- May 31, 2006
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1492, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aa700ba4eb7259e1f0ea0513cd435cb2606b568201ea945c63ecebe04ee7e71
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 109-314 ↗; H. Rept. 109-142 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2006 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/SRPT/314
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/109/HRPT/142 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1492, 109th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/1492
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2aa700ba4eb7259e1f0ea0513cd435cb2606b568201ea945c63ecebe04ee7e71
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
114 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 90 Democrats, 1 independent
91 of 114 cosponsors (80%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Joe Baca (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), John Boozman (R-AR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Chris Cannon (R-UT), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Phil English (R-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL) and 84 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.