Pacific Citizen National Publication of the Japanese American Citizens League Established 1929 (75¢ Postpaid U.S.) Newsstand: 25( #2676Nol 115, No. 5 ISSN: 0030-8579 701 East 3rd Street, Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 626-6936 _ _ Friday, August 28, 1992 Redress bill gains support CA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Eliot Engel Mavroules (D-MA), Matthew Martinez in Congress REDRESS (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Eni (D-CA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Jim Faleomavaega (D-AS), Dante Fascell WASHINGTON, D.C.-Both the House (Continued from page 1) McDermott (D-W A), Michael McNulty (D-FL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Edward (D-NY), George Miller (D-CA), John and Senate versions of "The Civil Liberties Feighan (D-OH), Hamilton Fish (R- Miller (R-WA), Norman Mineta (D- Act Amendments of 1992," S.2553/H.R. NY), Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Ben- CA), Patsy Mink(D-HI},JohnMoakley 4551, are awaiting floor action. The Senate already, and to pass the legisla- jamin Gilman (R-NY), Newt Gingrich tion as soon as Congress recon- (D-MA), Jim Moody (D-WI), Sid Governmental Affairs Committee passed (R-GA), Henry Gonzalen (D-TX), Morrison (R-WA), Robert Mrazek (D- S.2553 on August 5 and the House Judi- venes September 8. Following is a Frank Guarini (D-NJ), Charles Hayes NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), ciary Committee passed H.R. 4551 on Au- list o the House co-sponsors. (D-IL), George Hochbrueckner(D-NY), Major Owens (D-NY), Wayne Owens gust 11. The House bill has 91 co-sponsors Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Chester Joan Kelly Horn (D-MO), Frank (D-UT), Leon Panetta (D-CA), Ed Pas- Atkins (D-MA), Les AuCoin (D-OR), and the Senate bill has 10 sponsors to date. Horton (D-NY), William Hughes (D- tor (D-AZ), Nancy Pelosi <D-CA), Richard Baker (R-LA), Howard NJ), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Andrew Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bill Karen Narasaki, JACL Washington, D.C. Berman (D-CA), Ben Blaz (R-Guam), Jacobs (D-IN), Jim Jantz (D-IN), Jo- representative, said thatmanyoftheJACL Richardson (D-NM), Robert Roe (D- Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Albert seph Kennedy Ill (D-MA), Dale Kil dee NJ), Ed Roybal (D-CA), Bernard Sand- members who had written letters of sup- Bustamante (D-TX), Tom Campbell (D-MI), Michael Kopetski (D-OR), ers {I-VT), George Sangmeister (D- port to their congressmembers were receiv- (R-CA), William Clay (D-MO), John Peter Kostmayer (D-PA), Tom Lantos IL), Patricia Schroeder (D-CO), ing responses from them citing the lac~ of Conyers (D-CA), Ronald Dellums (D- (D-CA), Richard Lehman (D-CA), Wil- Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jose committee action as a reason for not taking CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Julian liam Lehman (D-FL), Mel Levine <D- Serrano (D-NY), David Skaggs (D- a position on the bill. Narasaki said, "Since Dixon (D-CA), Mervyn Dymally (D- CA), Tom Manton (D-NY), Nick CO), Stephen Solarz (D-NY), Fourtney both bflls are now out of their respective Pete Stark (D-CA), Louis Stokes (D- committees, members ofCongress no longer OH), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Al Swift have that as an excuse to not co-sponsor the (D-WA), Esteban Torres (D-CA), bill." Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Jolene Unsoeld(D-WA),BruccVento(D-MN), The Senate co-sponsors include: Brock James Walsh (R-NY), Maxine Waters Adams (D-Wa.), Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), (D-CA), Ted Weiss (D-NY), Pat Wil- Alan Cranston (D-Ca.), Slade Gorton (R- liams (D-MT), Howard Wolpe (D-MI), Wa.), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Bob Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sidney Yates (D- Packwood(R-Or.), WarrenRudman(R-NH), IL).@ John Seymour (R-Ca.), Paul Simon (D-Ill.) and Ted Stevens (R-Ak). Narasaki urged the community to meet with their repre- sentatives and senators this month when Congress i in recess and urge them to become a co-sponsor, if they are not one See REDRESS/page 4 .