An act to amend 2003 PA 225, entitled “An act to designate March 31 of each year as Cesar E. Chavez day in the state of Michigan; to designate July 14 of each year as President Gerald R. Ford day in the state of Michigan; and to designate July 30 of each year as Henry Ford day in the state of Michigan,” (MCL 435.301 to 435.303) by amending the title and by adding section 4.
This bill amends the 2003 PA 225 to designate January 30 of each year as Fred Korematsu Day. This act honors Korematsu's significant contributions to civil liberties, highlighting his resistance to the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, his ensuing legal challenges, and his recognition as a civil rights icon. Korematsu's conviction was overturned in 1983, and he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported with substitute H-1
Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the House 104 to 3 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Substitute H-1 concurred in 37 to 0 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
The motion prevailed by voice vote
