House resolution · 110th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge, apologize, and accept historical responsibility in a clear and unequivocal manner for its Imperial Armed Forces' coercion of young women into sexual slavery, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial and wartime occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Honda D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2007
- Committee actionJun 26, 2007
- Passed HouseJul 30, 2007 · by voice vote
Latest action: Jul 30, 2007 — The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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
167 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 133 Democrats
34 of 167 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Bruce Braley (D-IA), Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Campbell (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Jim Costa (D-CA) and 137 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Honda.
- H.R. 6558 (110th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, as the "Gordon N. Chan…
- H.Res. 550 (110th) Congratulating the people of Ethiopia on the second millennium of Ethiopia, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 415 (110th) Honoring Edward Day Cohota, Joseph L. Pierce, and other veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who fought in the United States…
- H.Res. 365 (110th) Resolution honoring San Jose' State University for its 150 years of commitment to public higher education.
- H.Res. 122 (110th) Recognizing the significance of the 65th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and…
- H.R. 6104 (110th) Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008
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.