H.R. 2497 · 117TH CONGRESSIntroduced · Mar 18, 2022
Amache National Historic Site Act
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On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
On July 29, 2021, the House of Representatives voted 416–2 to pass H.R. 2497, the Amache National Historic Site Act. This bill authorizes the establishment of a new unit within the National Park System to preserve the site of the Granada Relocation Center in Colorado, where thousands of Japanese Americans were unjustly incarcerated during World War II. The legislation directs the Department of the Interior to manage the site to ensure the historical memory of the internment is preserved for public education. The vote demonstrated overwhelming bipartisan support, with nearly all members of both parties voting in favor of the measure under a suspension of the rules, a procedure typically reserved for non-controversial legislation.