A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

S.3107 through Congress

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SenateJun 10, 2008IntroducedOfficial record

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Related House bill: H.R.6497 To require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 10, 2008

Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay (subject to the availability of appropriated funds) a specified amount of compensation to those members of the Armed Forces and U.S. civilian employees, or to the surviving spouses of such members and employees, who were captured by Japan and who were used as slave labor during World War II.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D–NM

Committees

Finance Committee

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Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]

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Jun 10, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 10, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5449-5450)
Jun 10, 2008
Introduced in Senate

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HR 6497 · To require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

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Discuss S.3107, 110th Congress: A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3107

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2008-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s3107/BILLS-110s3107is.htm

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Analyze S.3107 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.3107, 110th Congress: A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3107

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2008-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s3107/BILLS-110s3107is.htm

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Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.3107, 110th Congress: A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3107

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2008-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s3107/BILLS-110s3107is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-01T21:20:07Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.3107, 110th Congress: A bill to require the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who were forced to perform slave labor by the Imperial Government of Japan or by corporations of Japan during World War II, or the surviving spouses of such members, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3107

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2008-06-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/110/bills/s3107/BILLS-110s3107is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-01T21:20:07Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.3107 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.