House resolution · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge and accept responsibility for its sexual enslavement of young women, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Lane Evans D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 4, 2006
- Committee actionSep 13, 2006
- Passed House—
Latest action: Sep 13, 2006 — Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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
58 cosponsors — 17 Republicans, 40 Democrats, 1 independent
17 of 58 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ed Case (D-HI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Phil English (R-PA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Michael Honda (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Jefferson (D-LA), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 28 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.